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It is as though all the moral ambiguity and mean-spiritedness of 1970s cinema had never died.

Director Michael Baig-Clifford has worked wonders with his actors and seems in full control of the plot's intricate construction.

This is about car/motorbike chases, ruthless corruption at the highest level, a focused defense of one man’s pursuit of truth and ... the hint of romance.

The film has some undoubted visual flair.

[Braddock's] struggle makes for great viewing and a terrific story.

The ingredients are here, jumbled up, too confusing to fit the restrictions of a single screenplay

The violence is heavy going and the atmosphere constantly fraught with a growing sense of foreboding.

If you have ever laughed at the headmaster when he slips on an egg yoke this movie is for you

The heavily compressed timescale does not compromise the feel of the talented cast locked into their grungy grooves

The film is in danger of resembling a caricature of working class life, circa 1960

It's never easy to remain true to Armageddon while retaining a positive attitude towards life after life

Formulaic but exuberant, packed with quirky humour and very difficult not to like.

Where the narrative is hampered by a lack of self awareness, Feldman finds a way to turn it into something more poignant.

Pawlkowski has retained the qualities that made Eastern European movies so memorable in the old days.

The squirm count is off the scale

Kurzel helps to put his two actors at the top of their game.

It's a straightforward enough tale, given life and zest by the performances.

Parker has a tendency to wallow too long in the moment.

A feelgood parable of human nature's ability to extract the positive from a negative.

The acting is patchy and, at times, wooden.

Ayoade’s aesthetic choices as well as his many cinematic nods make the film a genuine treat for the cinephile set, but not to the extent of alienating those who may not grab the references to Bergman, Roeg, or the French New Wave.

Despite good performances all round (Gregory is very sympathetic), it does get boring.

While there are plenty of laughs, the film might be victim of a too-linear, too-literal and too-revealing trailer, and the impact of its funnier moments are dampened by familiarity.