Ian This has Noir written all over it and I desperately wanted to give a it a 10 but, as it progressed, its shortcoming were revealed and I had to settle for a 5. Shame. It had so much promise.It starts brilliantly with an excellent noir backdrop and a superb modern noir music theme. The (anti?)hero is a smoker - how much more noir can you get!?It hits all the spot - beatings, abductions, threats, being followed, spooks, friends in danger - and worse!.However, much is shot in dim lighting with faded colours so it's not always easy to see what's happening. Atmospheric? If you have to resort to such tricks then No. In The Third Man and The Maltese Falcon every frame was clear. Dim lighting does not equal atmosphere. Who's at fault - the director or cinematographer? Let them share the blame.It tries to fill the troublesome middle section (actually most of the first 3/4 of the movie with flashback exposition. Too much, too much, and not all required. The backstory was quite well telegraphed without all that, and a backstory with the most unlikely of pairings in the history of cinema! (although if Billy Piper could fancy Chris Evans, other than for his money, then any match is fair game!)Add as the editor or director decides to play fast and loose with totally unnecessary film effects (motion blurring and, heck, just blurred filming and shaky hand-help camera work), you start to wonder what happened to the 'noir'. And as the filming deteriorated, so did the music. From the initial atmospheric theme, it descended into electronic thriller mode. And as the theme of a missing girl morphs into a semi-global political and terrorist theme, the 'magic' of noir is lost.Sorry if that sounds damning. It's not so much, but it is incredibly disappointing. Even China Town didn't have to go that far to 'try' to be important. It's not about the theme, it's about the people.So, you might be surprised it still gets an 6. I am! But it loses more points for disappointment than for lack of initial effort. It's still worth watching but it should have been so much better.

Michael Ledo Melody (Cush Jumbo) is a $300.00 an hour escort. When her Russian room mate Natasha goes missing she contacts Tomi Aktar (Riz Ahmed) a Pakistani immigrant who works as a private investigator for $300 a day. The film then takes off as we enter the world of terrorism and counter terrorism. It also include flashbacks of Tomi's private life which includes the present making for a slightly confusing subplot.This is a low action film, some quick fights, no chase scenes or rooftop jumping. I would recommend watching it with subtitles, at least for Americans.Guide: F-word. Implied sex. No nudity

ahussain110 This movie is definitely worth the watch. Something a bit different reflecting on growing up on the London Streets being Asian. It's not to over done or a low budget movie. All I've got to say is watch it openly with a open mind and try to Huss out who is the hit man yep I'm not giving it away yet lol Enjoy

Raven-1969 "I deal with the lies people tell, and truths that they don't," says Tommy, a London detective. Everyone has secrets. Tommy enters the underworld of the big city in search of a missing woman. Along the way he revisits intimate betrayals, a tragic accident and an ex- girlfriend in a love triangle. Tommy struggles with his moral compass in such matters of the past. This inner struggle is worse than the storm of trouble of the outside world – which, by the way, includes terrorists, government agents, and shady real estate agents - for without knowing his heart or who or what to rely on, how can he react? What direction does he go? Who can he trust if he can't trust himself? Martin Luther King said it best, "if you don't have anything you are willing to die for, then what do you have to live for?!"From the director of Dredd, which I loved, this film was eight years in making. "Cinema should address such stories," said the director "it takes people to wholly different place." I think what Travis is getting at is that this Pakistani detective story gives us a glimpse not only of the London underworld but also of a very different perspective than many people are familiar with. The film delightfully incorporates lessons from the game of cricket including getting in the head of opponents (as with baseball, there is not much physical activity going on in cricket, and it is more of a mental game rather than a physical challenge for participants of this sport). It is wonderful seeing the film in a packed theater and on the big screen. As characters enter a nightclub, the seats vibrate with the throb of the base speakers kicking in. Americans do not understand why the detective doesn't have a gun, but they are illegal to possess in the U.K. There are camera shots from drones that add interesting angles to the filming location. Funny moments include a lot of escort jokes. "I'm surprised you showed up," said an escort to a detective. "Why are you surprised?" "People pay me and I don't have to come," she says. Even though the film is in English, it would be easier for North Americans to understand if there were subtitles or a phrasebook handed out at the start of the film for the wacky U.K. vocabulary! The film began with depth, energy and power, yet this promise was squandered. There were not that many twists to the story. World premiere seen at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.