Middle-class Tom (Mackintosh) and shell-suited nutcase Hoodwink (Serkis) each have their own dubious reasons for wanting to get their hands on a gun currently held by crack addict D (Walters). But as Tom and D reach an uneasy understanding, the tone turns preachy. Issues and lessons learned are practically indicated with red flags, the film failing to escape its stage-play origins (as 2003’s Collision). D’s distractingly inauthentic dialogue makes him a paper-thin caricature, but superb performances from the leads and the younger cast still put Sugarhouse well above most recent portrayals of Britain’s urban landscape.
Sugarhouse Review
Tom (Mackintosh) is a middle-class city boy whose life has reached breaking point. D (Walters) is a young crack-head: smart, witty, desperate. Tom is completely out of his depth when he finds himself in D's abandoned warehouse attempting to do a "deal" with the energetic, volatile drug addict. The two enter into an irrational, deadly game of cat and mouse. The tense drama escalates when psychotic local crime-lord Hoodwink (Serkis) wakes up to find his snub nose gun missing.
Release Date:
24 Aug 2007
Running Time:
90 minutes
Certificate:
15
Original Title:
Sugarhouse
Despite thin caricatures and dodgy dialogue, this still stands out on the street.
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