London Town
Drama • Music
Overview:
A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.
Director:
Derrick Borte
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$1,126.00
Key words:
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
~ as ~
Joe Strummer
Daniel Huttlestone
Shay Baker
Dougray Scott
Nick Baker
Natascha McElhone
Sandrine
Tom Hughes
Johnny
Kerry Howard
Penelope
Nell Williams
Vivian Daniels
Samuel Robertson
Tommy Gun
Kamryn Boyd
Punk Rock Kid
Meredith Ostrom
Rebecca
Gimly
Written 8 year(s) ago
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers is surprisingly good as Clash singer Joe Strummer, but _London Town_does not have the frontman (excuse the pun,) centre-stage.
The film is somewhat endearing, but it doesn't capture the grit of a Thatcher-era UK. Instead of truly tackling the fascinating topics of the time, it comes up to the edge and merely skirts around them. The skinheads are a problem, but they are never our problem, they're a mere periphery. The unemployment rate is sky high, but the lead stumbles into two jobs by the end of the first act.
Perhaps these problems wouldn't be so stark, if the kid who is our eyes for this punk-journey, wasn't so much of an... unlikeable twat.
Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.