Review of Best Laid Plans (2012) by Tom B — 09 Mar 2012

This is a poor independent British film about a man who uses his mentally handicapped friend to fight, to pay off his debts. Stephen Graham (This Is England and Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire) is a lonely drunk down and out, paired up with Jospeh (played oddly by Oz and Lost star Agbaje), who he befriended in prison, in a twisted little fairy tale.

The film is slow, lacking in content and it's odd nature makes it an non entertaining, weak watch. The acting is ok but the idea is short and this makes for a shallow and hollow ending (and overall feel throughout). The fights are woeful (which will attract some viewers) and the film is more a TV drama than a movie. There are three relationships in the film, with it flicking between a grim fight story and two separate love tales of the two leads. Not much to recommend here.