Two Down

I can't critique a film. All I can say is this was a great watch with twists and turns which made it hugely entertaining. The fact it has a small cast and a smaller budget makes the achievement even more lamentable. Brilliant.

I was fortunate to stumble across this at a festival, The Artemis Women in Film Festival in California, and loved every minute of it. As and Englishman living in L.A it was wonderful seeing London again but without the gritty gangster feel that seems to come from most UK films of this sort, nor the glamour that Hollywood tends to see the city through. From the classy opening scene with credits I could see the filmmakers had taken great care to create a film to span decades but set in a modern world. It told me that this was going to be a very well crafted film indeed. And I wasn't disappointed. The script, shots, editing, music is stylish, well thought out and brilliantly executed. And the acting is sublime. Not one bum note in the 88 minutes that the film runs for. The pacing is perfect, allowing us into the strange world of 'John Thomas', a very British joke!, but never feeling as if it should be faster. It's a low budget affair to be sure, but for a debut feature it sings of promise for the filmmakers and I'm intrigued to see where they go from here. Bigger and brighter things I'm sure.

Three words... WOW, what an amazing movie, the story starts getting better and better, such a beautiful story, with so much touching moments, amazing soundtrack, congratulations to Two Down , total respect to you guys.

A poor beginning and a somewhat predictable ending. I was ready to turn it off after ten minutes due to the cringe worthy dialogue. But I stuck with it and I can say it improves over the middle ground. All-in-all, it was a good effort for an indie debut flick, which was produced on a tight budget. As a fan of Independent British film, I would definitely support these guys and watch any future projects. Loved Tori Butler-Hart as Sophie and an underused Conleth Hill. Alex Hassell, as John Thomas, was slightly irritating to begin with, but taken in the tone and context of the film, the character grows on you.

I came across this on Flix Premiere and it is by far one of the best films they have on there. It's a clever, witty, British hit-man movie with one foot in the 1970's, and I mean that as the highest compliment.

For a debut feature it has high production values, the acting is superb, the writing is subtle and intelligent but darkly funny. What more do you want from a movie.

There are a few small action sequences but they feel more like real life scuffles than full blown martial arts fights, which is so refreshing to see.

It's looks beautiful, is brilliantly directed by Matthew Butler Hart and there are some real star turns from the three main actors.

I can't wait to see what these guys do next. In the meantime I'll be happy to watch this again.