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2006 Certificate 15
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Trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, Johnny Doyle hides out in Brixton, London's toughest West Indian neighborhood. When his sociopathic former comrade Flynn escapes from prison, Johnny is faced with not only being dragged back into violence and away from his new love, but also it ignites a simmering feud with his West .. Read more

Starring Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Eriq La Salle, Samantha Mumba
Director Mark Hammond
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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Johnny Was

Trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, Johnny Doyle hides out in Brixton, London's toughest West Indian neighborhood. When his sociopathic former comrade Flynn escapes from prison, Johnny is faced with not only being dragged back into violence and away from his new love, but also it ignites a simmering feud with his West Indian gang member neighbor.

Starring Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Eriq La Salle, Samantha Mumba, Lennox Lewis, Roger Daltrey, Laurence Kinlan
Director Mark Hammond
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 26 Mar 2007
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
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  • 32 out of 47 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star [Highly rated reviewer]

    Johnny Was, I have been.......

    ROBBED of nearly two hours of my life watching this drivel.

    I love Snatch, Lock Stock, Gangster No1, Sexy Beast, Hard Men, etc. and this comes nowhere close. Even 'The Business' puts this in the shade. Not Vinnies best career move and as for Lennox Lewis........he should've stayed at home. Extremely dodgy acting, even dodgier accents, and a plot that's just nothing. Some of the action scenes are good, but not many. I was really looking forward to watching this and was left bitter and disappointed. I don't like dissing films, but this really was dire. Its not the fault of anyone inparticular (maybe director Mark Hammond) but none of it was any good and it was all put together in such a poor fashion, the whole film was just rubbish. Don't make the same mistake I did. Give it a miss !

    • JediSi
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  • 10 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Brilliant

    Im going to make a film about irish republicanism set in Brixton instead of Belfast,. For actors Im going to use an ex footballer, an ex pop star, an ex rockstar and an ex heavyweight champion of the world. Then of course the leading man has play an irishman who doesnt sound irish, and the leading lady is going to sound but not look irish. Anyone lend me the money to make it.? I didnt think so. Well someone else got the money and made a brilliant and enjoyable film that i reckon will become a cult classic like Snatch. Well worth watching. Good storyline, casting, and with plenty of action.

      • sidhartha from London
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    • Trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, Johnny Doyle hides out in Brixton, London's toughest West Indian neighborhood. When his sociopathic former comrade Flynn escapes from prison, Johnny is ...