Review of 100 Streets (2016) by Farah R — 02 Aug 2017

This British urban triptych parable does not reinvent the wheel when it comes to the genre. It doesn't even offer a practical alternative. The name Idris Elba is enough to pull in a wider audience however I have to agree with other writers about this film - the actors feel misplaced in this small scale, TV worthy script - the writing is simply far too weak to pull it to 'cinema' heights.

It really does feel like something more worthy of a soap and I feel that Butler is perhaps a fan of Eastenders and Coronation Street. It is therefore surprising that the script was able to garner the attention of some of the UK's bigger stars and that is the only place that this film really shines.

Elba is true to form and Arterton is a pleasure to watch but the material is so cliched there were points where I genuinely cringed and the narrative, although complex (to an extent) is so full of holes you could easily fall into one.

It feels cheap and messy and overall left me feeling deflated and bored.