London Town backdrop
London Town

London Town

6.1 / 1020171h 32m

Synopsis

A 14-year old boy’s life changes forever when his estranged mother introduces him to the music of The Clash in 1979 London.

Genre: Drama, Music

Status: Released

Director: Derrick Borte

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Main Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Joe Strummer

Daniel Huttlestone

Daniel Huttlestone

Shay Baker

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

Nick Baker

Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone

Sandrine

Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Johnny

Kerry Howard

Kerry Howard

Penelope

Nell Williams

Nell Williams

Vivian Daniels

Samuel Robertson

Tommy Gun

Kamryn Boyd

Punk Rock Kid

Meredith Ostrom

Meredith Ostrom

Rebecca

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User Reviews

Gimly

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is surprisingly good as Clash singer Joe Strummer, but _London Town_does not have the frontman (excuse the pun,) centre-stage. The film is somewhat endearing, but it doesn't capture the grit of a Thatcher-era UK. Instead of truly tackling the fascinating topics of the time, it comes up to the edge and merely skirts around them. The skinheads are a problem, but they are never **our** problem, they're a mere periphery. The unemployment rate is sky high, but the lead stumbles into two jobs by the end of the first act. Perhaps these problems wouldn't be so stark, if the kid who is our eyes for this punk-journey, wasn't so much of an... unlikeable twat. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._