London (2005)
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14% of critics liked it
(36 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(88,806 ratings)
A party becomes a metaphor for the wasted lives of a handful of young hipsters in this edgy independent drama. Syd (Chris Evans) awakes from the latest in a long series of drug- and booze-fueled benders when he receiving a phone call from a friend informing him that London (Jessica Biel), who… More A party becomes a metaphor for the wasted lives of a handful of young hipsters in this edgy independent drama. Syd (Chris Evans) awakes from the latest in a long series of drug- and booze-fueled benders when he receiving a phone call from a friend informing him that London (Jessica Biel), who recently broke up with Syd, will be moving away from New York for California with her new boyfriend in a few days, and that a going-away party is being thrown for her that evening. Syd hasn't been invited to the bash, but he decides to attend anyway, and brings along Bateman (Jason Statham), a bartender who moonlights as a cocaine dealer. Bateman is carrying a large supply of nose candy, and after arriving at the party he and Syd install themselves in the bathroom, where they snort line after line while guzzling tequila and discussing philosophical matters regarding love, sex, and emotional pain. The private party-within-a-party is soon joined by Maya (Kelli Garner) and Mallory (Joy Bryant), who share cocaine and sympathy with the guys until Syd learns that London has arrived, and he decides it's time to confront her. London was the first feature film for writer and director Hunter Richards. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hunter Richards
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 10, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Be very afraid.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
You should avoid it like a bad case of whooping cough.
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
It's not so interesting to watch people on cocaine babble back and forth at each other.
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
'You are so annoying!' our hero screams in the heroine's face, halfway through London. 'You are 10 times more annoying than me!' our heroine quickly answers. They're both right.
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Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
The title refers to the name of one of a grouping of some of the most numbingly self-absorbed and obnoxious characters ever assembled in a single film.
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Cast
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Chris Evans
as Syd
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Jessica Biel
as London
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Jason Statham
as Bateman
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Joy Bryant
as Mallory
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Kelli Garner
as Maya
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Isla Fisher
as Becca
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Dane Cook
as George
- Leelee Sobieski





