• Strong ensemble led by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou- Ejofor, in particular, is excellent
  • Film about the haunting and seedy underbelly of London, immigration and the black market
  • Ejofor plays a moral man (something he’s very good at as witnessed in 12 years) forced into an impossible world/situation
  • Visuals are highlighted by some muted green and yellow florescent blends that bleed in nearly every scene
  • Part of a very eclectic oeuvre for Frears
  • Modest film- not in top 20 of 2002
  • Recommend