London Town (2017)

★ 6.1 1h 32m IMDb

A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.

London Town

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe Strummer Age 48 · Cork, Ireland Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the films Velvet Goldmine, Bend It Like Beckham, Woody Allen's Match Point and his television ro...
Daniel Huttlestone
Daniel Huttlestone as Shay Baker Age 26 · Havering, Essex, England, UK Daniel Richard Huttlestone was born in Havering, Essex, England, to Linda and Mark Huttlestone, a company managing director. He started his stage career from the age of 9 landing the role of 'Nipper'...
Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott as Nick Baker Age 60 · Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, UK Stephen Dougray Scott (born 25 November 1965) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in the films Ever After (1998), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Enigma (2001), Hitman (2007), and My Week with Marilyn...
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone as Sandrine Age 56 · Surrey, England, UK Natascha McElhone (born 14 December 1969) is an English actress of stage, screen and television, best known for her roles in Ronin, The Truman Show and Solaris. McElhone also plays a leading role in t...
Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes as Johnny Age 40 · Upton, Cheshire, England, UK Tom Hughes (born 18 April 1985) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jonty Millingden in ITV drama Trinity, Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Bruce Pearson in Cemetery Junction, an...
Kerry Howard
Kerry Howard as Penelope Age 44 · Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK Kerry Elizabeth Howard (born 24 March 1982) is an English actress. She played Laura in the BBC Three comedy series Him & Her and Leanne in Witless. She also appears in BBC Three "Feed My Funny" comedy...

Audience Reviews

Gimly 5/10 May 31, 2017
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is surprisingly good as Clash singer Joe Strummer, but _London Town_does not have the frontman (excuse the pun,) centre-stage.

The film is somewhat endearing, but it doesn't capture the grit of a Thatcher-era UK. Instead of truly tackling the fascinating topics of the time, it comes up to the edge and merely skirts around them. The skinheads are a problem, but they are never **our** problem, they're a mere periphery. The unemployment rate is sky high, but the lead stumbles into two jobs by the end of the first act.

Perhaps these problems wouldn't be so stark, if the kid who is our eyes for this punk-journey, wasn't so much of an... unlikeable twat.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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