Comes A Bright Day (2012)
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29% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
46% want to see it
(31 ratings)
A bungled London jewel heist erupts into violence as police close in, and a psychotic criminal mastermind grows desperate to find an elusive gem in this claustrophobic thriller starring Kevin McKidd and Timothy Spall. Meanwhile, as tensions escalate both inside and outside of the jewelry store, a… More A bungled London jewel heist erupts into violence as police close in, and a psychotic criminal mastermind grows desperate to find an elusive gem in this claustrophobic thriller starring Kevin McKidd and Timothy Spall. Meanwhile, as tensions escalate both inside and outside of the jewelry store, a romance blossoms between a working class London boy and a pretty salesgirl (Imogen Poots), and the psychotic ringleader (Kevin McKidd) of the criminal gang finds his patience with the store manager (Timothy Spall) running short. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Simon Aboud
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Aboud has a strong visual sense - the framing is precise, the colours rich - but with a threadbare, episodic plot, thin characters and uninspired dialogue, this soon outstays its welcome.
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Emma Simmonds, The List
Ultimately, Comes a Bright Day offers insufficient excitement and - like its incompetent robbers - once it battens down those hatches the film has nowhere to go.
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David Parkinson, Radio Times
[An] ambitious but flawed heist-cum-love story.
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Roberts turns in an interesting performance, but the film is treacly and contrived.
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David Jenkins, Little White Lies
Props to director Simon Aboud for trying something a little different, even if things didn't quite come together.
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Cast
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Kevin Mckidd
as Cameron
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Josef Altin
as Clegg
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Timothy Spall
as Charlie
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Craig Roberts
as Sam Smith
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Imogen Poots
as Mary Bright
- Geoff Bell
- Anthony Welsh
- Ben Cura
