Four Titans of acting give their all to a very unsubtle film, which would have been much better off as a theater production. Ian McShane is marvelous as Meredith and, honestly, I'd watch him deliver monologues all day, no matter how shoehorned in they felt.

A very good debut film. With its single main set and small cast, it could have easily suffered from its structure, but becomes a fascinating character drama which starts with a crime story and becomes a fascinating take on love and, more importantly, male emotions. The cast (Winstone, McShane, Hurt, Wilkinson, Dillane, Whalley etc.) is on form and the script, by the writers of Sexy Beast, is exceptional. Some may take issue with its second half but I loved this immensely.

Expected more from this but worth a watch nonetheless.

Many actors i like but the movie was pointless. what a waste of all this talent. i had high hopes and was very disappointed.

Worth a watch

John Hurt and Ian McShane were quite entertaining here. The film meanders a bit and leaves you feeling somewhat flat at the finish.

Ray Winstone is great as always, and the supporting cast is good as well. But although there are a few great moments, overall the film is too uneven and pointless to really be engaging.

Surprisingly good, and easy to film.

This is a small film almost entirely filmed in one room. It has a power cast of British actors that push this rich satyr to the top.

I'm baffled how such an empty movie can be so engaging. The best part - in perspective Winstone's role appears to be written in a way, which makes it is almost impossible to pull off. Terrific cast, amazing lighting and great sound design.

Very well-acted drama which starts off exceptionally well (highlighted by Hurt and McShane's profane sparring) but completely runs aground in the second half (and wastes the great Tom Wilkinson). If it had continued in the vein of the first half it could have been great, but the second half becomes far too sluggish and self-serious, trying for a profundity that just doesn't exist in the relationship between Winstone and Whalley. Worthwhile for Hurt and McShane who have rarely been better.

"This limp psychodrama proves woefully short on character development or narrative structure." - Nick Schager

With such a fantastic collection of British talent there was no doubt the acting would be of the highest quality and for a while that is enough to maintain a level of intrigue until it becomes clear that it is going absolutely nowhere. There is just about enough material to fill a short film but nowhere close for a feature length.

A complete mess besides the acting. McShane as usual steals the whole thing - couldn't we have got an entire film devoted to his Cheshire cat grin and black ember that passes for a heart, ambling from con to sodomy and back again? He really really needs to play the main character if this "I, Lucifer" adaptation is getting off the ground.