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By Ernest E (128) on 30 Aug 2018

Exceptional directing and so very authentic. Jamaica at its best in the countryside. Well done Idris. Excellent and the actors were fantastic…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 29 Aug 2018

The plot, in truth, doesn't make much sense, a problem separate from Elba's boldest creative choice: an admirable refusal to soften the Jamaican…

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By Ed Potton (195) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 29 Aug 2018

Cosy clichés such as these undercut the rawness of the material - which is a shame, because Elba's visual sense and handling of actors suggest…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 29 Aug 2018

So, a disappointment, sadly, but I did not fall to my knees and bellow 'Noooooooo.' Just wasn't in the mood…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 28 Aug 2018

The cast is full of life, anchored ably by Ameen, who has terrific on-screen presence…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 28 Aug 2018

By the end the movie's wall-to-wall carpeting is dead bodies and the underfelt is a disintegrating script…

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By Harry Guerin (318) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 28 Aug 2018

From Ameen's central performance as Dennis, to Irishman John Conroy's cinematography (guess who was on the 'B' camera…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for Guardian (4,584) on 28 Aug 2018

Ahead, its own distinctive, rewarding path; on all other sides, several hundred yards of crime-movie cliche…

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By Jimi Famurewa (28) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 27 Aug 2018

Neither a luridly enjoyable piece of Scarface-style pulp or a nuanced genre subversion, Idris Elba's directorial debut is a fitfully entertaining…

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By Shaun Munro (472) for Flickering Myth (680) on 23 Aug 2018

Idris Elba's well-mounted, solidly acted directorial debut is also disappointingly familiar and, eventually, a bit dull…

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By Andrew Collins (119) for Radio Times (2,421) on 22 Aug 2018

Amid all the signifiers and allusions that resonate with the ethnic and identity-based struggles of today, Elba's mission to demystify the…

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By Judith C (14) on 22 Aug 2018

Loved the music, story, everything! It took a minute or two to tune into the dialogue but it added a great richness to the experience…

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By Alistair Ryder (351) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 05 Jun 2018

The familiar elements of Yardie outweigh the delightfully offbeat ones, leaving the final product feeling fairly forgettable - but with glimmers…

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By Kaleem Aftab (340) for Cineuropa (34) on 06 Mar 2018

In his feature debut, [Idris] Elba shows some promise that he'll be as good behind the camera as he is in front of it…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 23 Feb 2018

He may be in the infancy of his directing career, but in Yardie Idris Elba has shown much promise…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 29 Jan 2018

As it stands, Yardie seldom amounts to anything more than a collection of vaguely related scenes, simultaneously both too muddled and too straightforward…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Jan 2018

Yardie has the right look, the right sound and the right moves to play with the bigger boys of its genre; like its young, scrappy but naive…

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