To live and die in London

London Boulevard (2010)

Mitchel (Colin Farrell) has just got out of jail and is looking to leave all the criminal things behind. But as it turns out it's not as easy as it sounds, especially as the local crime lord, Gant (Ray Winstone), has set his eyes on Mitchel. Mitchel takes a job from a famous movie star, Charlotte (Keira Knightley), who is being stalked by paparazzis. The two sides of course don't really fit and it starts to look like there will be a clash of powers at some point. The story was quite common offering very little new and that's part of the main problem with this movie. The movie doesn't say anything, things just happen and there's not really much point to it. You are constantly given two choices how the movie will end and it doesn't even try to surprise you. So I have to wonder what's the point of it all? We've already seen these kind of stories so why make another if you have nothing new to give to it. Sure the movie didn't get boring at any point, mostly thanks to the great cast and some good dialog, but in the end it's just light entertainment that leaves you nothing to go home with. Except maybe the question of where have I seen this all before?
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