Rowan Joffe wrote and directed this adaptation of the Graham Greene novel about warring mobster gangs in England, circa 1964. The crime element is merely backdrop to the film’s real interest, a dysfunctional love story between a psychotic young mob boss and a sheltered waitress, desperate to be his moll. In between the dreary color and cumbersome score, the compositions have a splendid sense of depth and photographic expertise. Yet for all its enigmatic plotting and glowering atmosphere, the pace is rather lethargic. Helen Mirren and John Hurt, despite their talents, seem in awkward orbit around the main plot. (2011) — John Rubio
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