London films I rate

Marcus Odeyemi

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Not a film buff list, just the ones I've actually watched more than once while the missus is out at her mum's. Mix of proper classics and a couple of guilty pleasures. Scored out of ten, no half marks, no nonsense.

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London films I rate — 10 items
Name	Film	Year	Genre	Where it's set	My take	Score /10
1The Long Good Friday	The Long Good Friday	1980	Crime thriller	East End and Docklands	Bob Hoskins proper menacing. Feels like actual London, not a postcard.	9
2Snatch	Snatch	2000	Crime comedy	East End markets and pubs	Watched this with the lads more times than I'll admit. Still laugh at the pikey bits.	8
3A Fish Called Wanda	A Fish Called Wanda	1988	Comedy heist	Central London	Proper daft but it works. Kevin Kline won an Oscar for this, mental.	8
4Withnail and I	Withnail and I	1987	Comedy drama	Camden bedsit	Quotable as anything. Not one for a Sunday afternoon though, too bleak.	7
5Four Weddings and a Funeral	Four Weddings and a Funeral	1994	Romantic comedy	West London	Soft one, I'll admit it. The missus loves it, so it gets a rewatch every year.	7
6Notting Hill	Notting Hill	1999	Romantic comedy	Notting Hill	Nowhere near as gritty as my manor but a solid one for a lazy night in.	7
7Skyfall	Skyfall	2012	Spy action	Whitehall and the Tube network	Best Bond in years. The Tube chase gets me every time.	9
8Attack the Block	Attack the Block	2011	Sci-fi comedy	South London estate	Low budget but proper fun. Feels more like my mates' estates than Hollywood ever does.	8
9Oliver!	Oliver!	1968	Musical drama	Victorian East End	Won Best Picture and all that. Not usually my cup of tea, musicals, but this one's alright.	6
10Sliding Doors	Sliding Doors	1998	Romantic drama	Underground and streets around Fulham and Bayswater	Whole film hinges on missing a train, proper London problem that. Soppy in places but it works.	7

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