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Once upon a Time in London
Simon Rumley
(2019)
106min
18 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
David Parkinson
BritCrime has a lot to answer for, as the shadow of
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
has hung over all UK underworld movies since 1998. In charting the real-life rivalry between London kingpins Jack "Spot" Comer (Terry Stone) and Billy Hill (Leo Gregory), writer/director Simon Rumley boldly invokes the spirit of such sinister Mob pictures as
Brighton Rock
(1947) and
No Orchids For Miss Blandish
(1948). However, he spends so long setting the scene that he finds himself pressed for time when it comes to Hill and Comer's increasingly brutal 1950s contretemps. As several other outfits keep muscling on to their manors, it becomes tricky to follow who's who, especially as Rumley also tries to focus on the women in Hill and Comer's lives. The performances are solid, the visuals slick and the pastiche score catchily effective. Yet Rumley simply doesn't have the resources or the scope to do justice to his ambition.
Cast & Crew
Billy Hill
Leo Gregory
Jack "Spot" Comer
Terry Stone
Alf White
Jamie Foreman
Darky Mulley
Geoff Bell
Frankie Fraser
Roland Manookian
Aggie Pickett
Holly Earl
Sonny the Yank
Andy Beckwith
Harry White
Justin Salinger
Belgian Johnny
Dominic Keating
Albert Dimes
Doug Allen
Director
Simon Rumley
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Signature
Guidance:
Violence, swearing.
Available on:
DVD
Released on:
19 Apr 2019
Drama
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