Review: London Boulevard

A real mis-match of a film, half the cast give performances like they're in the gangster version of Love Actually, whilst the other half seem to think they're in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 2.

Neither half is up to much to be honest, Colin Farrell looks the part, but his London accent lets him down badly. Kiera Knightley phones it in as the reclusive young actress Charlotte and you never sense any type of chemistry between the pair that's needed to carry the story off successfully. Ray Winstone is reliably great as the threatening gangster trying to drag back Mitch to a life of crime - but the rest is just the usual British Gangster traits of violence and swearing.

Writer/Director William Monahan was involved in Scorcese's The Departed, a remake of Infernal Affairs, by the time you get to the end of this film, you'll wonder why he's decided to try and remake Layer Cake this time around.