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Rating:  - An under-appreciated movie
I took a chance on this movie one night and was very pleasantly surprised. To be honest I'm not sure why it has gotten such bad reviews both on here and with critics. I felt that it was successful on a number of levels and you don't have to be a drug addict to enjoy it. I was engaged the entire time and felt for the characters. Chris Evans performance was very strong and I hope he does more movies like this. No need to mention how great Jessica Biel is. Sure the plot line is thin and not a whole lot really even happens but the acting is strong and it is certainly entertaining.
Rating:  - Not a perfect film, but still a well executed one
I first saw this on line, by rental, and i really liked it. The characters feel real, flawed and possibly unlikeable, with an in the moment story line. You can't just tell someone "don't see this move", it desperatly depends on the person. Yes there is sexual explicit talk and detail converations of experiences the characters have had but it has the realism of real life conversations. Yes, the amount of drugs they ingest is astronomically impossible for them to still have resonable conversations, but that is the only bold flaw in the film. I love these kind of films, real life situations. Such as, "Before Sunrise" and " Before Sunset", witch are brilliant films.
So, in closing, this has flaws but overall makes up for them in the end.
Rating: - A movie for movie buffs only
I love finding movies that had I not seen on tv I would know nothing about. This movie is very rich in dialog and its a dialog movie. Its just a glimpse of one couples life in america in our time period. Just like apinting a portrait or snapping a picture, this movie captures a glimpse of our time period and brilliantly. The characters all have dark sides which I personally loved. Lastly I wanna give this movie 5 stars because I wanna balance the overall rating. Great movie.
Rating: - London impressed me!
After three months, I finally opened up London--not the city--the movie, starring Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Cellular), Jessica Biel (7th Heaven, Stealth), Jason Statham (The Italian Job, Crank).
Thinking this movie would be as boring as all hell, and to be perfectly honest, buying it because of the names on the cover. And let's face--Jessica Biel...wow!
Boring was something this movie was not.
It's a love, a real world, backstreet love story. Sex, drugs and boos are part of the ultimate package.
Syd (Evans) is on the verge of self-destruction with drugs and boos, realizing his lost relationship with London (Biel) was harder on him than he thought it would be.
I've never seen Jessica Biel in such raw form; aside from the fantastic acting by the entire cast, the storyline written by director, Hunter Richards.
This is love on the breaking point of all breaking points.
I can highly recommend this movie and be very confident that if you do rent or buy it, you'd be satisfied with the result.
--Joseph McGee, author of In the Wake of the Night, Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest: Phils Place II
Rating:  - well..
The story sucks. No excuses. But, the ideas offered in the movie are great. It seems, they had a bunch of good ideas to put in a movie. But, no story. So, combine the two and you get London.
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