- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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1 out of 5
Two people from totally different backgrounds fall in love while trapped in a tower-block lift in director Bharat Nalluri's ludicrous romantic thriller. Even dafter than it sounds, this Newcastle-set fiasco switches between low-rent suspense (the dodgy lift sequences) and glib, socially aware drama (teenage thugs terrorising the neighbourhood) with absolutely no rhyme, reason or logic. No one acts sensibly in this dumb mix of Die Hard and Barbara Cartland, while the hostage crisis finale defies belief. This is British film-making at its absolute nadir.
Plot Summary
Romantic thriller starring Paul McGann, Susan Lynch and Tom Georgeson. In a Newcastle tower block whose inhabitants are terrorised by a teenage gang, a former police psychologist persuades a single mother not to jump to her death from the 21st floor.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rob
- Paul McGann
- Chrissy
- Susan Lynch
- Jimmy
- Tom Georgeson
- Mike
- David Roper
- Jan
- Denise Bryson
- Jake
- Adam Johnston
- Kevin
- David Horsefield
- Jacko
- Stephen Graham
Crew
- Director
- Bharat Nalluri
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