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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinLondon has a distinct Off-Off-Broadway feel. There's a stagebound quality to its handful of claustrophobic locations, its endless assault of intense coke talk, and its third-rate invocation of David Mamet, David Rabe, and Neil LaBute.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film delivers lots of high-pitched hysteria but never manages to make its spoiled protagonists interesting.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsFirst-time writer-director Hunter Richards? London is even worse torture than it sounds. It includes flashbacks that actually demonstrate just how miserable a jerk the main character is.
- 30Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkSyd's (Chris Evans) emotional tailspin is embarrassingly banal, and his assertion that "everybody here hates me" quickly applies to the audience as well.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBad movie. Ugly movie.
- 25Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneNewbie director Richards shoots all the women like slabs of meat, and his self-seriousness throughout London--some of it tries to be funny, a lot of it is funny by accident--borders on the delusional.
- 25New York PostNew York PostSyd is a jerk whose anger does not make him interesting. The only reason to keep watching is because you hope someone will drop a piano on his head.
- 20VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyFor those who enjoy fashion-model-looking twentysomethings yelling at each other in bathrooms while doing too much cocaine, voila! Heaven is a place called London.
- A misfired attempt at provocation and the exploration of philosophical thought, London is little more than an immature display of male bonding on speed.
- 10Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesThe awful crank comedy "Spun" (2002) still ranks as the most dehumanizing youth picture of the decade, but this New York drama by first-time director Hunter Richards is a close second.