Reviews

to say that this film is great is an understatement it is brilliant. never have i seen such a mix of comedy/ drama/ romance that goes together so fantastically.

the cast are excellent with Colm Meaney giving an award winning performance , newcomer Gemma Arterton is fresh & very capable. if there was a vehicle for Mackenzie Crook then this should be it. the audience is able to feel Paul's anxiety and his need for pastures new.

it is extremely difficult to think of a film that has ever done such a good job at tackling what is a controversial subject. it's main plus is that the train driving is only ever a small part of the film and the majority of the running time is showing the journey Paul & Tommy go on and in the process we learn why Tommy is who he has become.

Hustle is absolutely brilliant and makes for essential viewing. so far 18 episodes have been made and a fourth series is to begin filming in a few weeks. i also like the fact that all the money they get they don't spend on Ferrari's and holidays in Dubai. series 1 and 2 were shown on Tuesday nights at 9.00pm but series 3 was moved to Fridays at 9.00pm. although this spoiled the mood of the show for me i still enjoyed this series and i would love to see the fourth series but in it's original time slot.along with hustle the makers / co writers of the show have also done Spooks , Hotel Babylon and life on mars which are all currently having new series made