4.8
Lost Angel
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A Running Jump (2012)
June 24, 201234mEN
6.0
16 votes
Overview
Gary attempts to buy a second-hand car. What should be a straightforward task is turned into something of a quest by various people, including dodgy East End car dealer Perry, Perry's taxi-driver dad, a garage owner called Derek, Perry's wife Debbie and couple of twins.
Director
Mike LeighWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Thin Man FilmsFilm4 ProductionsBBC FilmThe Cultural OlympiadLondon 2012 Festival
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Peter McGinn
6.0Some short films are whole and complete the way they are. Others come to an end leaving things, real or implied, hanging in the air. They make me ask the question, “Why didn’t they make this a full-length film and tell the entire story?” This is one of the latter type, in my opinion. I know Mike Leigh is great at making full-length films and this should have been one of them. I like Eddie Marsan, and they have surrounded him with a fine ensemble cast, who we seem to barely get to know by the time the movie is finished. Mind you, where Eddie’s character is concerned, there is a frenetic qual…
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