Vintage Collection - London To Brighton : Commercial Vehicle Road Run (DVD)

London To Brighton DVD

Advantages: VERY IMPRESSIVE FILM
Disadvantages: NONE

's lives are hard and hopeless and they grift as best they can to get by. The gloom extends to the locations too, from the grey and empty streets of London to the cold and desolate Brighton beach. And yet despite the despair and the lengths that street worker Kelly (played quite brilliantly by Lorraine Stanley) has to go to to simply survive, she discovers a streak of maternal compassion and morality when she takes the lost 12 year-old Joanne (a stunning debut by Georgia Groome) under her wing as the girls go on the run from some very bad men. The cast is uniformly excellent but particularly the two female leads and the vicious thug Derek who is played with such clinical and chilling effiiciency by Johnny Harris. This truly impressive first feature film, announces a major talent in Paul Williams, both as director and writer. His ...

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Review of London To Brighton (DVD)

Road To Perfection

Advantages: Looks fantastic, acting is great, interesting story
Disadvantages: Slightly predictable towards the end

For such a famous director, Sam Mendes has made very few films. Only two in fact; the multi-Oscar winning American Beauty and this 2002 follow-up, Road To Perdition. Although follow-up isn't really the right term, as this is completely different. I was surprised to find that this did not win any major Oscars, although it was nominated for about six, because it really is a brilliant film. I was also surprised that for such a great film, it was not advertised very well; I didn't really know anything about this film before I saw it, and I bet lots of people don't know about it at all, which is a shame. The story tells of a hit man for the Irish mafia, Mike Sullivan (played by Tom Hanks). He and his two sons have a close relationship with the godfather John Rooney (played by Paul Newman). Sullivan keeps his job a secret from his ...

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Review of Road To Perdition (DVD)

What an incredible journey...

Advantages: Thought-provoking and emotionally draining.
Disadvantages: Not for the weak-hearted.

Directed by Paul Andrew Williams Writing by Paul Andrew Williams Country UK ? Thriller Rated 18 Filmed in Brighton - East Sussex - London Released 1st December, 2006 CAST: Lorraine Stanley as Kelly Johnny Harris as Derek Georgia Groome as Joanne Sam Spruell as Stuart Allen Alexander Morton as Duncan Allen Nathan Constance as Chum Claudie Blakley as Tracey Jamie Kenna as Tony David Keeling as Charlie Jack Deam as Paul Chloe Bale as Karen SUMMARY: At precisely 3:07AM, Joanne (Georgia Groome) is in a sleazy public toilet somewhere in South London. Joanne, who is an 11 year old runaway, is crying her heart out whilst Kelly (Lorraine Stanley), a prostitute, attempts to console her. Kelly?s face is badly bruised and battered, and already starting to swell. At that precise moment ...

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Review of London To Brighton (DVD)