Chris finds himself returning to his old neighbourhood to confront the past, the tragic death of a girl and the friend he left behind, who has immersed himself into a world of drugs and violence. The film follows, Chris and Shifty as they sell drugs, run from the cops and criminals.
The acting is brilliant, Riz Ahmed and Daniel Mays are fantastic in their roles, but I just found myself becoming bored of the direction of the film, the storyline, the pace, the banter in between.
British Gangster films tend to be all 'Suits and Cockney' accent tough guys, Shifty is more realistic and gritty. But unfortunately the director seems to have little grasp on the storyline, it just a random walkabout.
All in all, top class actors....poor director and screen-writer.
The acting is brilliant, Riz Ahmed and Daniel Mays are fantastic in their roles, but I just found myself becoming bored of the direction of the film, the storyline, the pace, the banter in between.
British Gangster films tend to be all 'Suits and Cockney' accent tough guys, Shifty is more realistic and gritty. But unfortunately the director seems to have little grasp on the storyline, it just a random walkabout.
All in all, top class actors....poor director and screen-writer.