Everywhere and Nowhere (2011)

Critic Reviews

• Ellen E Jones, Total Film

  Capturing the energy of club culture on screen is notoriously difficult. This stale production shouldn't even have tried.

• Alistair Harkness, Scotsman

  It all has the feel of someone ticking boxes at the funding stage.

• Philip French, Guardian [UK]

  Almost everything in the film is pretty familiar...

• Anna Smith, Empire Magazine

  Huda's film avoids the culture clash laughs of an East Is East to deliver a straight-faced drama that fails to engage.

• Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

  Disappointing, seen-it-all-before British drama that assembles the usual clichés but fails to do anything interesting with them, thanks to a simplistic script, dull direction and some dodgy editing decisions.

• David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]

  A couple of nice performances and an earnest message about being yourself are kiboshed by a distinct whiff of déja vu.

• Steve Rose, Guardian [UK]

  Ash's fusion of beats and vintage Bollywood soundtracks could have been a neat key for dealing with some worthwhile issues, except it sounds about 15 years out of date.

• Zara Miller, Little White Lies

  Fitting neither the gritty urban drama mould, nor the tongue-in-cheek one leaves audiences laughing when they're not meant to be.

• David Parkinson, Radio Times

  Not only draws fine performances from a solid ensemble, but also makes shrewd use of Brian Tufano's evocative camerawork to convey a palpable sense of place and community.

• Cath Clarke, Time Out

  Melodramatic soap opera.

• Robbie Collin, News of the World

  Everywhere & Nowhere's director Menhaj Huda says that getting the film made felt like "a long journey". Try watching it, son.

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