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Wednesday, 6 February 2013

LONDON TO BRIGHTON [2006]

Director Paul Andrew Williams makes his feature film debut with the British thriller London To Brighton, a expanded version of his short film Royalty.
The film opens with two girls, one with a black eye and one in hysterical tears, hiding in a filthy public toilet stall and that's all I can say as the film cleverly reveals itself  through flashbacks in an evenly paced manner right up until the final moments.  Driven by an astonishingly powerful performance from Georgia Groome, this gritty film is disturbing, intensely frightening and packs an emotional wallop. 

3½ trains out of town out of 5

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