London Boulevard 2010

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A stylish if familiar tale of a man hopelessly entangled in his past. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: There is too much to be absorbed in too little time and not enough tissue connecting abbreviated, sometimes unnecessary subplots. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Close this street down. Read more

Alison Willmore, AV Club: A great cast and an intriguing premise are crowded out by a surplus of plot threads that don't have space to play out, and accordingly come across as cliches. Read more

Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: Hard-boiled crime yarn with Irish wit, colorful characters and considerable style. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: In trying to take a bite out of crime and another out of fame, [Monahan has] ended up with more than he can chew for his first time in the director's chair. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: A movie is more than dialogue and a soundtrack. And direction is a lot more than making sure all your favorite parts of your own script make it to the screen intact. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: Had the film stood still more often, its stylish gambit would have worked better. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Monahan's trademark tart dialogue is as strong as ever, and Farrell and Winstone make for a formidable pair of opponents. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: London Boulevard is like a fancy, retro-styled pocket watch that someone accidentally broke and tried to reassemble with only a vague idea of clockwork. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Monahan's debut has verve and charisma, but, in the end, the tension of a late-night pub shrug. Read more