Victim

Director Alex Pillai's disappointing crime drama follows Tyson (Ashley Chin), a young Londoner who funds the upbringing of his younger sister by means of clever robberies involving his friends and unfortunate wealthy men. However, he soon begins to question the morality of his actions after meeting Tia (Ashley Madekwe), a cousin of one of his crew. Despite strong supporting turns from Anna Nightingale and Jason Maza, the unconvincing central performances and a cliché-ridden script (that owes much to the likes of Kidulthood and American History X) fail to conjure enough grit and steel to elevate this urban drama above the ordinary. Pillai's feature debut is not without heart and good intentions, but there is a lack of substance and the story lacks momentum.