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Charlie Reviews

2004

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Based on the life of real-life British gang boss, Charlie Richardson, who, along with his brother, Eddy, ruled the criminal underworld of South London in the early 1960s, the story charts what happens when Charlie gets involved with a South African businessman Richard Waldeck... Read more

Starring	Luke Goss, Steven Berkoff, Leslie Grantham, Anita Dobson
Director	Malcolm Needs
Genres	Drama

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- - 25
  - 4
  Strings Attached !
  
  Wow, and you thought Bros were crap singers , well you should see one of those suckers act !!!
  
  This is miscasting on an epic scale, imagine Vinny ... read more »
  
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  - Mike Salt
  - Manchester
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 15:14
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- - 0
  - 0
  was charlie that cool
  
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  it was good but had no feel of the reel monstering that the gang did !!! luke goss made him look cool ! but the were gents in thoughs days only hert gangsters ... read more »
  
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- - cplmason
  - 1 review
  - witham
  - 23 Aug 2009 at 16:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Don't waste your time
  
  This could be one of the worst films ever made, the story is a self indulgant tale of criminal being hard done to by the justice system where in actual fact the... read more »
  
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- - CaramelBear
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Jun 2009 at 10:57
- - 0
  - 0
  fair
  
  i am not suprised this one came straight on to dvd i personally did not find it exciting although there was a lot of violence the acting was ok just a stort ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 00:35
- - 0
  - 0
  charlie
  
  ok could have been lot better
  
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- - dakone
  - 11 reviews
  - Hawick
  - 22 Jul 2008 at 10:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Charlie
  
  very good film great if you like gang land british films.
  
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- - neilgates
  - 3 reviews
  - Oldbury
  - 07 Jul 2008 at 14:44
- - 0
  - 0
  a poor british Gangster film
  
  This film is the story of the rise and fall of an East End Gangster who for a time was competing with the Krays as the biggest villans in town.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - MUNCH
  - 136 reviews
  - Gorebridge
  - 29 Mar 2008 at 14:58
- - 0
  - 0
  About charlie richardson the london gangster
  
  recommend this if you liked the krays
  
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- - a customer
  - london
  - 21 Sep 2007 at 12:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyable
  
  Enjoyable sory of a London character
  
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  - London
  - 17 Aug 2007 at 11:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Good
  
  This film is another mafia film, a bit like the transporter.
  
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  - kent
  - 24 Mar 2007 at 10:02
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  - 0
  Charlie
  
  Enjoyable if you like gangster type movies - one of the best.
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 27 Jun 2006 at 15:55
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- - 25
  - 4
  Strings Attached !
  
  Wow, and you thought Bros were crap singers , well you should see one of those suckers act !!!
  
  This is miscasting on an epic scale, imagine Vinny ... read more »
  
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  - Mike Salt
  - Manchester
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 15:14
- - 12
  - 1
  Extended Episode of Eastenders
  
  I only watched this movie a few days ago and I remember thinking at the time that it wasn't so bad but I can't remember much about it at all and I guess... read more »
  
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- - Raj
  - Croydon
  - 15 Jul 2005 at 19:37
- - 10
  - 0
  Finally a watch able British gangster film
  
  The arrival of this film may mean that we are finally out of the shadow of Lock Stock, a film which seemed to spawn a thousand awful imitators trying to cash in... read more »
  
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- - davenaples
  - London
  - 19 Jul 2004 at 21:06
- - 12
  - 10
  great film
  
  didnt think I was going to like this film, especially after reading who was in it, heard lots of bad things about it, I thought it was a great film, good story ... read more »
  
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  - bristol
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 16:18
- - 4
  - 1
  rubbish
  
  what a waste of time this film is. poor scripts and the plot doesnt even follow. felt nothing for the main character who is described as a perfect gentleman ... read more »
  
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  - chester
  - 15 Oct 2004 at 12:51
- - 3
  - 1
  Cardboard performance
  
  Could not take Luke Goss seriously. Leslie Grantham / Dirty Den straight from Eastenders (same quality acting!).
  
  The film started very slow, but ... read more »
  
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- 308169
- - Sweet
  - London
  - 24 Aug 2004 at 11:16
- - 2
  - 0
  Not very good
  
  Some of the acting is truly awful. However Goss is better than i thought he would be. He is actually really good. The story is based on a real guy who was a ... read more »
  
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- - Truthfully Honest
  - UK
  - 20 Oct 2004 at 18:02
- - 2
  - 0
  A Right Charlie
  
  Terrible film, awful acting, no plot. Clearly edited by the chap who lets people in to the cinema-the next scene to turn up gets the next slot. Mock ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 17 Nov 2004 at 10:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Good
  
  If you've seen the 'Long Firm' on TV this is in the same style. Mr Goss is excellent!
  
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- 65999
- - Allen Page
  - Ashford, Kent, England
  - 21 Jan 2005 at 17:06
- - 2
  - 0
  A Proper Charlie
  
  Being a South East London Boy & knowing the history of the Richardson's I sat down to watch what I thought would be a good film only to be sucked in by ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Kent
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 23:13

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