Summary
BOASTING an all-star cast and penned by William Monahan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Martin Scorsese's crime thriller, The Departed, London Boulevard has all the elements to make it a top- notch gangster movie.
But if a Scorsese film's the cinematic equivalent of an intricately crafted revolver, then this is simply a replica.See the full content of this document
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All the Elements of a Top-Notch Gangster Movie
It looks good on the surface, and does what's called of it, but offers nothing new or interesting to the genre.
It feels like Monahan, who makes his directorial debut with the film, has been looking to Guy Ritchie for inspiration too.The climactic scene should surprise audiences but the journey to that point is a pr...See the full content of this document
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