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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 19295
Released: May 23, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This twisted and obsessive love story follows Syd (Chris Evans) a strung-out wealthy 20-something whose life is about to go from meaningless to futile. After a massive binging and drug spree he awakes to the news that he is about to lose his "one true love" London (Jessica Biel) forever: Syd's ex-girlfriend is moving from New York to Los Angeles. Syd has one more chance to win her back tonight at her going-away party. Syd stocks up on cocaine and goes off to the party with Bateman (Jason Statham) a young English banker/part time drug dealer he's just met. Throughout the evening however -- punctuated by regular drug breaks in the bathroom -- we discover that Syd's relationship problems involve more than friction with his girlfriend. Is there a light at the end of his tunnel?System Requirements:Running Time: 92 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: AO - Adults Only 18+ UPC: 043396135055 Manufacturer No: 13505
Description of London:
London, a film written and directed by Hunter Richards, warns against the allure of cocaine as protagonist Sid (Chris Evans), loses his girlfriend, London, and also loses his mind from drug use. Set mostly in a bathroom at London's going away party, the film features Sid doing coke with various model-type chicks, while mustering up courage to go downstairs and make peace with his ex-girlfriend. London (Jessica Biel) instigates their breakup after sleeping around and failing to help Sid's depression, culminating in his suicide attempt. Sid's angst builds in the bathroom, as he gets higher, creating a tortured scenario reminiscent of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Finally, Sid faces London and starts a chaotic brawl. A side-plot involves Bateman (Jason Stathham), the coke dealer devoted to counseling Sid. Bateman soothes Sid's pain by describing the real frustration of impotency, manifesting itself in a love for S&M clubs. With such a simplistic plot, London is as devoid of logic as the lifestyle it glamorizes, making its pointlessness ingeniously vapid. Sid's quest for sanity is difficult to empathize with, since he’s an egotistical, drug-addled loser. Sid repeatedly questions the existence of God between scenes of his failed relationship with London, obviously linking his heartbreak and his loss of faith. At its worst, London portrays a shallow, juvenile couple's inability to resolve personal issues. At best, London cleverly pits cocaine's sex appeal against the doomed fates of those who fall prey to it.--Trinie Dalton
London Reviews:
Loved it ... gonna buy it 
2008-08-14 - Actually, I was having a sleepless night & changing TV channels, i came across this movie where Syed was having an argument with his friend in the toilet. This movie could be boring to some because it limits you between the party-holder-toilet & Syed's Apartment. I loved it because I found it amazing how some guy can be in so deep love with this girl but during their relationship he doesn't show his affection, his passion & his love. They always argue & argue about everything and anything. She leaves him because he is so proud to admit his mistakes & to prove his love. & when he doesn't, he became to know it was already late. It is sad, but down-to-earth.
A New Light 
2008-07-31 - I titled the review the way I did becuase the mvie does a good job at shedding new light on several of it's lead actors, and it does it in a way where you get to see range and depth not previously shown.
The movie at heart is a broken-love story. Guy has beautiful girl; guy loses said girl; guys spends majority of movie trying to convince himself and others the girl was the on for him. Not unfamiliar territory, but here it's done in a way that many teen/young adult dramas don't---they push some boundaries. From Jason Statham's character being into kinky sex to watching these good looking seemingly well menaing young adults snort coke like their lives depended on it--you definately don't feel like you're in "another teen/young adult movie" (some get the jest!).
At best, the movie is a character study. You get the background of the relationship between Syd and London. And, you get to see it's eventual demise in expertly edited flashbacks. You actually get pulled into their relationship and even feel for it as it plummets.
The supporting characters add the splshes of color needs to paint the story and make it more fulfilling than watching a couple bicker at each other.
It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, as several monologues are a bit out there, and the coke snorting permeates the entire movie. However, if one can get past that some of the musings about religion and relationships are quite well written. And, you also get to watch Chris Evans give a performance that's nothing like his superhero the Human Torch.
Intense and Moving
2008-05-16 - If you have ever experienced an intense break-up after a passionate love affair, you will marvel at how realistically this film exams that experience. It is a bit dark and a downer and the the drugs and sex will offend some. However, it is not one of those neat little Hollywood packages where the ending is trite and perfect. It is very true to life. This is not a simple black and white ending. The film looks at the shades of grey we all have to live with from time to time and the ending reflects the fact that sometimes the best we can hope for is to learn to live without a resolution.
Very good drama with life tales in it
2008-03-25 - Many seem to really criticize this film but i happened to be pleasantly surprised when I saw it. I thought the actors were all well cast even though it may be different from some of their previous work but they filled the roles well.
The whole movie is basically about how complicated love can be and is shown through the eyes of Syd and how his relationship slowly but undeniably fell apart with London. Most of the movie is shown in a bathroom but the issues talked about amongst Syd and Bateman were some of the most interesting things that I have heard. I have had discussions with my friends just like that and this is why I probably enjoyed the movie. They discuss about God, Love, Life, Drugs, Sex, and many other unsolved mysteries that everyone on this planet in one way or another has a different view point on. This movie teaches you that love in not like a fairy tale, it shows us that it is more like a roller coaster with ups and downs and if your not careful, it can get the better of you. One of the most realistic love stories that I have seen in a movie; at least out of my personal experiences; but the movie allows you to open your mind. When I finished the movie I was not depressed as some other's seemed to be but enlightened to see what problems in love could be and that by seeing these problems we can potentially decrease them. Watch it!
Just plain bad 
2007-12-29 - Title character London (Jessica Biel) is the ex-girlfriend of Sid (Fantastic Four's Chris "Human Torch" Evans), aspoiled, egomaniacal coke fiend who spends a majority of the film in the bathroom of an ultra upscale New York loft. He converses with his dealer/friend Bateman (a seriously miscast Jason Statham, with what appears to be a seriously bad hairpiece) among others, as he ponders going downstairs to say his goodbyes to his beloved ex before she leaves town. First off, it should be well noted that there is hardly anything edgy to be found with London, as it is mostly a showcase for the whining talents of Chris Evans. Evans himself I don't mind, but the philosophical musings and ponderings, combined with the mountains of cocaine that are ingested during the film's running time (seriously, there's enough here to kill Tony Montana) just make London more annoying and boring than anything else. The cast also features Joy Bryant, Isla Fisher, and comedians Dane Cook and Louis C.K. as well; but none of them really appear to do a whole lot with their screen time. If anything at all, London should be seen as a warning that drug addiction won't turn you into a hideous fiend, but instead a whiny, pretentious moron. Other than that, do yourself a big favor and avoid London at all costs.
