Pluskylang Great Film overall

TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Tom Dooley This is a strange hybrid of a film; on one hand it is quite a brutal London gang, drug and crime tale - with shooters. On the other it is actually quite a well realised dark comedy. I decided to suspend belief for ninety minutes and see what happened.It is all about Sirus who is a mini cab controller, a seemingly nice guy and a drug dealer. He sells some of his gear to Welsh Yardies who drive up from the valleys for their stuff . There is also a particularly nasty cop - Priestly who is more rotten than a South American Junta, but also has a way with words that is both profane and actually very amusing. I would not want a parking ticket from him. He is on to Sirus and does not use the rule book in any way that a normal cop would recognise.There is also 'casual racism' which may cause offence even where done for laughs, there is some graphic depictions of violence and there is a lot of shooting. Despite the plot errors and some less than savoury scenes I still found myself laughing and getting completely involved with all the characters. There is also a gang of stereotyped Russian meat heads who were all brilliant - even down to personalised phone rings. All in all this was ninety minutes that just flew by, and as such I wish I had seen this sooner.

burymeonline Normally I wouldn't stoop to reviewing or even watching one of the endless glut of embarrassingly poor mockney gangster romps that have tainted the British film industry ever since Guy Ritchie decided to give birth to said genre, but in this case, given the believable authenticity and blindingly scripted nature of said venture; I'll make an exception. Smack is the drug of choice in this tale, and likable user Cyrus plays the doped up protagonist finding himself on the receiving end of a particularly vicious and shamelessly corrupt detective looking to manipulate him into delivering a mammoth stash of brown. Fortunately Cyrus has sterling backup in the form of a pair of welsh gangsters who provide a wealth of snappy dialogue and brutish ballistics. Adding to the comedic energy are an equally deranged mob of Russians who the detective calls in to balance the odds. Every other character has their own podium of eccentricity on which to shine, and grimily they do. Naturally, there is foul language aplenty, but deployed in all the right places for a change, and the frequent incidents of gunplay are air- punchingly superb.

pawsinhand It is really great to see a British independent movie, we get so few British films these days and this one has some gloss. Although I heard this was quite a low budget film, at no time does it give the impression there was a budget. The film is slick and glossy, some really great stunts and was very polished. I loved the way the characters were introduced at the beginning of the film, really nice directing. This is not your run of the mill action movie. Parts of this film are shocking reminding me of how I felt when I first watched Train Spotting. There are some really graphic images but presented in a comedic way. It shouldn't have worked but it did, I found myself laughing and then felt guilty. The cast has been well selected for the characters they play. Great characterisation! I personally loved the Russian gangsters. Evil as they are I couldn't help laughing and even liking the leader of the Russian gang. The Welsh "Yardies" are very entertaining and added humour to the film but equally they looked the part. The story line has a good pace and some cracking one liners. Some great location shooting giving this film a really gritty and realistic edge. Might need to provide ear muffs for the over 50's (language a bit ripe for me but to be fair the language was used in a humorous way so , after the initial shock I accepted it and felt it added to the atmosphere. Would make a great film to watch in a group over pizza and some beers! Would be good to see a sequel to this.

actormckinley In a post lock stock world, gangster films have come thick and fast, with varying degrees of quality and success. Launching many careers and made household names of some of its stars.So, in a genre some could argue has run dry, it was really fantastic to come across a gangster film not about 'Diamond Geezers' just being East end hard-men. Don't get me wrong, I love that stuff, but as a fan of the genre, I was surprised to come across Hackey's Finest. Sporting a multiracial cast of characters that was a nice change for this viewer.Kudos to the writer for writing a script that has a really nice up and down quality to it. it never lagged and had some great laugh out loud funny moments both in terms of action and some awesome back and forth between the characters (the Russians and Jamacans were hilarious, and while you know you shouldn't really like these characters, you just can't help it) while, rather deftly, the story then turning a corner and walking the audience right into some strong drama with the other great leads.The director has really done a really nice job here, crafting a fine blend of action, black comedy and pathos. Films usually stand or fall when dealing with a group, team or multiple characters. when every character doesn't get their moment in the sun or even screen time enough to be memorable. I'm happy to say this film doesn't suffer in that regard.Because of the writer, director and of course the impressively talented cast, whom acquit themselves well, every character has chance to be funny, dramatic and have a strong, meaningful impact on the story, and as I've said, it's great to see a multi ethnic cast of actors in a film like this. There really is a lot to like about this movie. It even has a great Marvel-Esque mid-credits funny scene, so don't leave the theatre when the credits roll...!So not a dull note was hit. It has all the hallmarks of the gangster film. Just never like this, and for that it totally surprised me. The soundtrack is totally bad-ass too!. Great fun. Great movie. SEE IT!I'd love to see these characters again. SEQUEL PLEASE!