London (2005/I)

Director:

Hunter Richards

Writer (WGA):

Hunter Richards (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

One young man's incredible journey of self-discovery

Plot:

London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Party | Drugs | Coke | Bar | Booze

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Chris Evans	...	Syd
Jessica Biel	...	London
Joy Bryant	...	Mallory
Jason Statham	...	Bateman
Kelli Garner	...	Maya
Isla Fisher	...	Rebecca
Louis C.K.	...	Therapist
Jeff Wolfe	...	Jay
Dane Cook	...	George
Lina Esco	...	Kelly
Paula Patton	...	Alex
Kat Dennings	...	Lilly
Juliette Marquis	...	Michelle
John Newton	...	Josh (scenes deleted)
Sophie Monk	...	Lauren

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, pervasive language and drug use, and some violence.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Destination Films

Trivia:

Dane Cook, the actor that plays George, actually uses some of the lines from his stand up comedy show in the film.

Quotes:

George: What are you drinking, Bruiser? Oh, is that a bottle of Cock Block?

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'London': Behind the Scenes (2006) (V)

Entertaining but Pointless Romance

In New York, the drug-addicted Syd (Chris Evans) is consumed by drugs and booze missing his girlfriend London (Jessica Biel), who broke with him six months ago after a two-year relationship. When Syd finds that London's friends will promotes a going away party to her, he decides to go to the party without invitation. But first he meets the banker and drug-dealer Bateman (Jason Statham) in a bar to buy coke, and he invites his new acquaintance to go to the party with him. While locked in the bathroom with Bateman snorting coke and drinking booze, Syd recalls moments of his relationship with London, inclusive that he had never said "I love you" to his girlfriend despite her countless requests. Bateman also "open his heart" under the influence of cocaine and tells his impotence problem to Syd; in the end he convinces Syd to talk to London.

The weird "London" is an entertaining but pointless romance. Jason Statham wearing wig has a great performance and Jessica Biel is incredibly sexy and gorgeous in the role of London. However, the characters are not well developed and, for example, it is never clear how Syd can be wealthy and spend the days using drugs and booze without studying or working. Chris Evans is miscast in the role of a twenty-year old teenager (or young man), and his egocentric and arrogant character never creates the necessary empathy with the viewers or chemistry with London. Most of the dialogs and small talk are funny since most of the characters are coke-head under influence of cocaine and alcohol. Last but not the least, the story brings no message or moral in the end, going to nowhere with the open end. Like the poet says, "love is eternal while it lasts". My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "London"