Réalisation:
Stephen NorringtonScénario:
Stephen NorringtonPhotographie:
James WellandMusique:
Paul RabjohnsActeurs·trices:
Max Beesley, Emily Corrie, Tom Bell, Ciarán McMenamin, Jason Isaacs, Kate Ashfield, Anthony Higgins, Frank Harper, Udo Kier, Stephen Dorff (plus)Résumés(1)
Dark comedy that exudes a well-defined feeling of outlandish exaggeration and startling truth in one smoothly paced motion. Directed by Stephen Norrington and set in London, it is the story of Billy Byrne (Max Beesley), a self-obsessed up-and-coming star. Working as an artist, Billy is on the verge of fame, with his girlfriend and his friends firmly behind him. However, when his moment of glory comes to an abrupt end, Byrne loses everything. Depressed and alone, he finds himself sinking into the spiraling depths of the London underworld, engulfed by a shady ring of crime in a network of tunnels underneath an old theater. Billy's decisions along the way are influenced by a street-smart young girl, Anna (Emily Corrie in her feature film debut), and the horridly tainted leader of a gang of child thieves played by stage and screen actor Tom Bell. (Palm Pictures)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Au début bien engagé, mais ensuite confus et flou, un regard exposé sur les tracas d'un homme qui aurait pu tout avoir, mais qui a tout perdu par manque de maîtrise de soi et est devenu une ruine. Une autre ajout à la vague dynamique du cinéma britannique en clip, mais qui est nettement en retard par rapport à ses collègues (Danny Boyle, Guy Ritchie). Stephen Norrington voulait en dire tellement et a poussé la réflexion si loin que la forme appropriée ne pouvait pas la supporter et l'œuvre a fini dans l'oubli.
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