Anthony Minghella's schematic drama of lives lived across a gulf of socioeconomic class and national origin unfolds in London's rough-edged King's Cross, a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where haves and have-nots rub shoulders while viewing each other warily through a scrim of suspicion and ignorance.
Trendy architect Will Francis (Jude Law) and his partner, Sandy (Martin Freeman), whose company specializes in "environmental design," have just opened a state-of-the-art studio in a converted King's Cross warehouse. It's immediately robbed not once but twice, by thieves who thwart the alarm system and steal its high-tech computer equipment, including Will's...
Released:
2006
Rated:
R
Length:
120 mins