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London Town
In '70s London, a 14 year-old boy is introduced to the Clash by his estranged mother. It changes his life forever.
11 October 1985, Dundee, Scotland, UK
25 November 1965, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, UK
17 September 1999, Havering, Essex, England, UK
April 09, 2017
For all its flaws, the film's underlying sweetness makes it hard to dislike. Good, too, to see punk icon Joe Strummer - played with bolshie vim by Jonathan Rhys Meyers - as the story's unexpected fairy godfather.February 28, 2017
The plot synopsis suggests a rather mundane progression of events, and that's exactly what London Town delivers.October 07, 2016
The movie's impersonal, conventional telling of a reasonably standard male coming-of-age story almost tends to make the punk milieu it depicts beside the point.October 20, 2016
It's no "Clampdown" or "Radio Clash," but London Town is an enjoyable ride through the late '70s with Joe Strummer sitting shotgun.October 06, 2016
The era's skinhead riots and striking workers - and Strummer's biting, pro-immigrant lyrics - are never more than window dressing in a movie that would rather scatter fairy dust than grit.October 13, 2016
As contrived as "London Town" is - with a derivative coming-of-age story and improbable, fateful encounters between a struggling teen and Clash frontman Joe Strummer - there is something here of the group's early, principled spirit.October 06, 2016
"London Town," to borrow from a certain foursome, isn't "burning with boredom," but neither is it exactly "calling."October 06, 2016
The raw vigor and protest of punk get co-opted by the movie's coming-of-age story; it's not the heartfelt sweetness that's the chief problem, but how run-of-the-mill and derivative the plot is.March 12, 2017
London Town is a mostly entertaining romp and its cute fantasy is what makes it work.October 06, 2016
Bland coming-of-age story with poorly written characters.November 30, 2016
The story of the Clash is a fascinating one, and spotlighting a kid inspired by, but not a part of, the punk milieu has plenty of potential. But "London Town" just never burns brightly enough.November 21, 2016
It's hard not to enjoy London Town for its mixture of bittersweet comedy-drama, excellent performances, and the use of several of the Clash's best songs of the era. A little bit of hokum in a rock & roll story isn't a bad thing at all.