When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
Cinematography
Ed Richardson's London glows toxic green and sodium orange.
Acting
McAvoy's physical commitment to wounded desperation is *chef's kiss*.
Score
Harry Escott's pulsing electronics keep your heart rate elevated.
Director
Eran Creevy
James McAvoy
Max Lewinsky
Mark Strong
Jacob Sternwood
David Morrissey
Thomas Geiger
Peter Mullan
Roy Edwards
Daniel Mays
Nathan Bartnick
Andrea Riseborough
Sarah Hawks
Daniel Kaluuya
Juka Ogadowa
Ruth Sheen
Iris Warns
Jason Flemyng
Harvey Crown
Elyes Gabel
Ruan Sternwood
Jason Maza
Luke
Johnny Harris
Dean Warns
Steve Oram
Journalist
Natasha Little
Jane Badham
Cathy Murphy
Nurse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creevy wrote this after his micro-budget debut Shifty, landing McAvoy and Strong before either was fully megastar famous.
The film's entire third-act conspiracy about police corruption was presciently timed before real UK police scandals exploded in 2014.
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