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06/24/06
The Low Down (2001)
60 %
Reviews Counted: 52 Fresh: 31 Rotten:21 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus:
Jamie Thraves' debut film about British twenty-somethings effectively captures the nuances of its characters.
Synopsis: Writer-director Jamie Thraves's feature-film debut follows the day-to-day life of Frank (Aidan Gillen), a single London artist in his late twenties who works as a prop maker along with his quirky friends, Mike (Dean Lennox Kelly) and John (Tobias Menzies). Aware that he needs to jump-start... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Dean Lennox Kelly, Tobias Menzies, Rupert Proctor
Director: Jamie Thraves
Screenwriter: Jamie Thraves
Producer: John Stewart, Sally Llewellyn
Composer: Nick Currie, Fred Thomas
Screenwriter: Jamie Thraves
Producer: John Stewart, Sally Llewellyn
Composer: Nick Currie, Fred Thomas
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08/09/02
"The Low Down" is a hapless film that tries to be more artistic than it really is.
09/28/01
It's like a mirror. It doesn't take long before you know the characters, and begin to see pieces of yourself in them.
05/24/01
Has an aura of honest observation that engages even when almost nothing is happening on-screen.
05/03/01
Thraves lets his story drag as if aimless drama will somehow reflect the aimlessness of his characters' lives. It doesn't; it simply bores.
05/01/01
Top Critic
Tries so hard to capture the reality of life’s struggles, yet fails to deliver.
04/30/01
It feels completely organic and our interest never flags, despite the fact that nothing really significant happens.
04/26/01
It does have something to say to those patient enough to stick with it.
04/26/01
Until literally 30 seconds before the credits roll, the film's cast of arguably interesting people don't do a thing worth paying eight bucks to watch.
04/23/01
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