With Antwayne Eccleston, Fraser James, Aml Ameen, Rayon McLean. I'm sure having Idris Elba's name attached will help opening weekend ticket sales but I wouldn't be surprised if this is on digital download on your TV screen in a month or two. Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees: Once Upon A Time In Southall is based on the novel The Stone Shiva by Manish Patel. According to the majority of the world, Bill is what appears to be an ordinary, working man. We don't have any movies or historical reference material which provides insight into the journey Jamaican expats made and what it was like to settle iinto the Uk during the 70s and 80s. Amazing cast, excellent performances all round and great sound track. Rubbish film Its scandalous that this movie hasn't been made before. Amazon is desperately looking to fill its inventory with "foreign" and ethnic series/movies. Photo courtesy of Rialto Pictures After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
The plot and acting is weak with some very cheesy cliche scenes. Pretty decent directional debut of Idris Elba. 10 out of 18 found this helpful 4 out of 11 found this helpful It's a story of murder, revenge, drugs and Jamaican gang warfare with a reggae soundtrack which may sell better than the movie. Stephen Graham did really well in parts with the accent and mannerisms but even he faltered glaringly on a few occasions. Directed by Sarjit Bains. In fact the dialogue is perfectly intelligible, so ignore these Daily Mail fools. Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. 7 out of 14 found this helpful I would advise waiting until this comes out on DVD and pick it up cheaply. As a Londoner i realised that a movie like this had never been made.
While Idris may feel he owes a nod to his roots, the movie is let down by poor acting and what felt like self-indulging, culture promoting, teeth sucking nonsense.
it is insecure and cringey asf. The lead actress who plays D's wife has never been in a movie before and her performance electrified the screen.
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But the rest of the cast, that also involves a beautiful performance by Shantol Jackson and the kid who played the young "D" got perfectly directed by Elba. Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre tied the knot in a romantic Morocco wedding back in April, and now they're finally sharing the official photos from their big day. Think Scarface Al Pacino when the Cubans came to America just on a smaller scale. As a Londoner i realised that a movie like this had never been made. All of these reviews regarding the subtitles....whatever. It has quite interesting characters, even if they are at times a bit stereotype. I was lucky enough to go to a preview screening and Q&A with Idris Elba where he said to give it glowing reviews if we loved it and just mention his mum's carpet (which makes an appearance in the film) if we didn't. 4 out of 9 found this helpful Sabrina Dhowre celebrated her upcoming marriage to fiancé Idris Elba with a getaway alongside some of her best friends. A revenge story. 2 out of 4 found this helpful Paul Haughton Alistair Cope Dave Hart Derek Lea Micah Williams.
Gina Carter Idris Elba Joe Oppenheimer Robin Gutch Hugo Heppell Mary Burke Dan MacRae Danny Perkins. 4 out of 11 found this helpful To a handful of people, he is a sleeper agent working for an anti-terrorism unit in ... Use your imagination - it's clear he's survived, with his family, that's the point.
5 out of 9 found this helpful Actor Idris Elba makes his directing debut with Yardie, a tale about a ... 102 mins of pure patwa becomes very cumbersome and I struggled to understand the dialogue in parts. 19 out of 28 found this helpful A slice of our history 3 out of 7 found this helpful
The movie was great but finally a movie with real caribbean people. Its completely be-littling of a people, a culture and way of life.All I can say is, Thank you Idris Elba for starting your directorial career telling the peoples story, generic hollywood garbage can always be churned out later.
I love the Jamaican culture dialect!