Franklyn

Franklyn (2008)

  • 59% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (4,503 ratings)

Director/screenwriter Gerald McMorrow makes his feature debut with this ambitious psychological sci-fi drama set between contemporary London and the dystopic Meanwhile City, where the separation between church and state has been obliterated to make way for a religion-dominated society. As atheist… More

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Gerald McMorrow
Written By
Gerald McMorrow
Genres
Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Oct 16, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Nov 17, 2009
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Critic Reviews

  • Derek Elley, Variety

    A clever idea that could have worked as a novella, the urban-fantasy-cum-sci-fier Franklyn doesn't cut it by the bigscreen rulebook.

  • Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

    Ultimately it doesn't quite work, but along the way it is easy to be somewhat sucked in, especially by Eva Green's suicidal artist and Sam Riley's emotionally shattered dreamer

  • Edward Porter, Times [UK]

    Franklyn is wonky and self-defeating: there are lots of gauche moments. Still, it's entertaining, and commendable for its strangeness.

  • Philip French, Observer [UK]

    Franklyn is puzzling in a way some may think tiresome and others intriguing. Gerald McMorrow, whose first feature this is, has talent, but just as he starts tying up the loose ends, the film unravels.

  • Allan Hunter, Daily Express

    If ambition and flair were the only hallmarks of a five-star film then Franklyn would be top of the class.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    I feel a bit bad for giving this film such a low rating, especially as I thought it was a really clever and original idea. The visualisation of Jonathan Preest's alter-ego in his imagined (exaggerated) world of Meanwhile City is great stuff, touching on the mental issues… More

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    Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill, Jay Fuller, Art Malik, Kika Markham, Gary Pillai, Susannah York Director: Gerald McMorrow Summary: In the futuristic Meanwhile City, a masked vigilante (Ryan Phillippe) seeks out his nemesis while in contemporary London,… More

  • Daniel J D


    It's not groundbreaking but it is interesting. I really liked the Meanwhile City sets and costumes. And the score wasn't too bad.

  • Dean M


    This shuffles together a fantastical, comic-bookish vision of life in the strange world of Meanwhile City and runs it parallel to a story set in present-day London. This story made me confused and looked really strange. The fantasy action suffers from wobbly choreography, and the… More

  • Carlos M


    Gerald McMorrow takes a bold shot in his directing debut, making an ambitious film with quite an original idea. However, the story starts so complex and hard to comprehend that, by the time it reaches one hour, it is already too confusing to make us care.

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