juneebuggy This was almost a good movie. I was frustrated actually because it had so much potential but the vague jumpy plot, confusing script and dull direction made this an unremarkable watchIts set in South London, a crime drama that follows Colin Ferrell as ex-con Mitchel, trying to go straight upon his release from prison. His mate Billy gets him a job as a handyman/bodyguard for a reclusive actress (Keira Knightley) who is constantly hounded by the paparazzi. They fall in love. He's also got; a crazy, strung out sister, accompanies Billy on rent collection trips, gets pulled into a revenge thing and is soon being forced back into a life of crime by Billy's mob boss the very nasty (Ray Winstone) who will stop at nothing to get Mitchel to work for him.Colin Ferrell is very good here, unfortunately all the characters are painted kinda lifeless and the story at times confusing, or not spending enough time on any one thing. You just have to assume something happened as it is never really shown. For example Keira and Colin in a short scene at the country house... "we fell in love over a cup of tea in the country." Oh really, you're in love now!? Hmm, I must of missed that somehow. They share zero chemistry together which didn't help their "love" story either.David Thewlis was brilliant as Billy, he stole every scene he was in. The acting is good all round though. Shame they didn't have much to work with.

Ana C. P. Cruz This movie turn out to be a surprise for me. I saw very well-known actors in other perspective. Sometimes, the viewer have certain stereotypes connected to actors, and we only see them or only comprises them as character "x" or "y" for many years. We have that printed in our memories. For me, this film cut that bond and show a new deepness of those amazing actors. Collin Farrell, for instance, is becoming more respected and competent. Thanks to characters like that, I can see beyond his spectacular looks. And the loneliness and persecution that Keira Knightly character live, and all the drama involved, made my interest growth. And show that the actor's life is not always about the glamour. Over all, I find this quality modern dilemma movie very entertaining.

BearGlove Actually good film. It's about gangster who doesn't want to be that any more. It shows that you can't just walk away from people/business, if you want it. You have to be bad when messing with bad guys. If you want to leave it you have to remove the bad guys first. Cause if you have something to lose, you will eventually lost it. Don't have mercy. Do what you must. Know who to trust. The more you wait, the more damage can be done to you. Movie is not full of action but has good story with enough action to keep it going. If you love action or movies with gangsters you will love it. Clearly underrated movie, it deserves 8, no less.

Marc_Lowell It's too bad the rest of the film was not as interesting as the graphics used in the opening and closing credits (I don't think talking about the closing credits can be described as a "spoiler"). This is the kind of film I would describe as a British version of the American genre "mumble-corp". It's one of the few times I wished I had set my preferences to show subtitles along with the English version of the film. The greatest crime perpetrated in this film is that good actors capable of so much better actually got paid for the rote performances they all turned in. The British gangster genre is something that stands on its own for the sheer villainy of the bad guys. However, the histrionic levels of punishment meted out by these gangsters is so over the top that you have to ask yourself: "Was that really necessary?". In the words of the late Toronto film critic, John Harkness, "Wait until it comes out in video and then don't rent it."