Franklyn (2008)

Franklyn: Directed by Gerald McMorrow. With Eva Green, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill. A portrait of the broken lives of four people (a vigilante detective, a worried parent, an awkward man looking for love and a suicidal artist) as they all struggle to cope in their religiously-dystopian city.

“Iu0026#39;ve just come back from the premiere at the London film festival and Iu0026#39;ve thoroughly enjoyed, it but before I say anything, do not expect it to be u0026quot;a mix between V for Vendetta and the Dark knightu0026quot; which is a complete nonsense I read earlier, itu0026#39;s nothing like it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn fact, the sci fi element is only a small (albeit crucial) part to the story, most of it taking place in present day London. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s more of a psychological drama, a bit of a slow starter as well until all the pieces are put together and it starts making sense. To be honest the less you know about the story, the better otherwise it will ruin your enjoyment u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting is excellent, I would say it really is Eva Greenu0026#39;s movie, she shines throughout the movie with a rather difficult role and is absolutely beautiful. Sam Riley and Ryan Philippe are very good too although they have a little less material to play with. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think itu0026#39;s going to be hard sell as it is unlike anything I have seen, and if they try to market it as an action/sci fi movie, it will be very misleading but I still definitely recommend it if youu0026#39;re looking for something a bit different.”