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The new thriller “London to Brighton” revolves around a group of British lowlifes, of the sort that swarm England’s seamy underbelly — or at least its recent cinema. But writer-director Paul Andrew Williams’s film, adapted from his 2001 short film “Royalty,” is actually a departure from the recent slew of cool-Brit crime capers, which some critics have disdainfully dubbed “mockney.” In fact, Mr. Williams’s assured feature debut is more in line with the gritty realism of Mike Hodges, Ken Loach, and Mike Leigh. His film vividly captures the desperation that drives these East Enders to betray their consciences, even if it deserts them in the end.
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|The new thriller “London to Brighton” revolves around a group of British lowlifes, of the sort that swarm England’s seamy underbelly — or at least its recent cinema. But writer-director Paul Andrew Williams’s film, adapted from his 2001 short film “Royalty,” is actually a departure from the recent slew of cool-Brit crime capers, which some critics have disdainfully dubbed “mockney.” In fact, Mr. Williams’s assured feature debut is more in line with the gritty realism of Mike Hodges, Ken Loach, and Mike Leigh. His film vividly captures the desperation that drives these East Enders to betray their consciences, even if it deserts them in the end.
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