Hackney's Finest

2014
Hackney's Finest
4.4| 1h30m| en| More Info
Released: 14 June 2014 Released
Producted By: Framestore
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A small-time drug-dealer gets into big trouble when a corrupt East London cop tries to steal a consignment meant for Welsh-Jamaican Yardies.

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sensibleaddress In the gritty, swarming, multicultural streets of London, a dealer's regular day goes down the loo in a high-paced, quick-witted barrage of bullets. I most loved the Jamacian-Welsh bad boys Tony and B, with their mix of comic relief and their bad-ass moves. Watch out for Jane's tension-blitzer moments. Was surprisingly moved by what the character Asif brought to the story. Recommended.
Anton Lang I thoroughly enjoyed this, as will anyone who loves the hoodlum / gangster / drug dealing gone wrong / bent copper / London geezers genre.It is like an updated Lock, Stock; but with a darker edge and some really believable, and nasty, characters.Arin Allridge is great as the main bent copper and steals the show.The two black, Welsh dudes with shooters a plenty provide a mirthful comic aspect.The London presented appears very empty, but this is an independent movie, and probably could not cope with many extras - and, as it is set through the night, this desolation helps with the tone of the film.SO: Put your feet up.Crack open a can of fizzy.Sit back.Have 90 minutes of fun.
Tom Dooley This is a strange hybrid of a film; on one hand it is quite a brutal London gang, drug and crime tale - with shooters. On the other it is actually quite a well realised dark comedy. I decided to suspend belief for ninety minutes and see what happened.It is all about Sirus who is a mini cab controller, a seemingly nice guy and a drug dealer. He sells some of his gear to Welsh Yardies who drive up from the valleys for their stuff . There is also a particularly nasty cop - Priestly who is more rotten than a South American Junta, but also has a way with words that is both profane and actually very amusing. I would not want a parking ticket from him. He is on to Sirus and does not use the rule book in any way that a normal cop would recognise.There is also 'casual racism' which may cause offence even where done for laughs, there is some graphic depictions of violence and there is a lot of shooting. Despite the plot errors and some less than savoury scenes I still found myself laughing and getting completely involved with all the characters. There is also a gang of stereotyped Russian meat heads who were all brilliant - even down to personalised phone rings. All in all this was ninety minutes that just flew by, and as such I wish I had seen this sooner.
Mathieu Burri (dixyfifi) Following in the footsteps of a Great British love affair with heist and gangster movie, Hackney Finest hits the bullseye.The grim story is seasoned by just the right amount of (dark) humour. In this regard, it definitely echoes some of Guy Richie or Tarantino's moments of brilliance.The characters are, if not lovable, definitely charismatic. The eastern European gangsters are just as hilarious as they are scary.Hackney Finest is not trying to revolutionise the genre: it embraces it, and definitely delivers.Another side thing I liked, especially in regards to the current attitude of "spoiling trailers", is that Hackney's Finest trailer stays true to the spirit of film without giving away the very best bits. Refreshing