"Get fucked, you wouldn't last 10 minutes" quips Steven Stelfox (Hoult) right into the camera early on in KILL YOUR FRIENDS, the adaptation of John Niven's 2008 novel. He's aiming this put-down at the viewer as an exclamation of his superiority over us. He wants us to be envious, jealous, maybe even hate him. He's an A&R man in the music business, and he wants us to know that his life is awesome, and ours is not when compared to his. This set-up is then followed by roughly 90 minutes of the sort of drug-taking, jet-flying and partying exploits that could be expected, with the odd merciless killing thrown in for good measure. By the end though, it's difficult to feel envious of him, because when it comes down to it, his life (and by implication; this film) is really not that great.

Set in the year 1997, Stelfox is consistently hunting for the next big thing in music. In doing so, his excessive lifestyle can be permitted to continue. He will stop at nothing to be successful in this business and he's not afraid to step on toes to get there. When even that won't work, there are always... other options.

Nicholas Hoult, at first glance appears too young to play this role. The baby-faced actor is a little difficult to take seriously as a top A&R man when the majority of his colleagues appear at least 10 or 15 years older than him. Hoult however, carries himself nicely in the lead role, doing all that can be reasonably required of him. Unfortunately the issues for KILL YOUR FRIENDS stem from a very unfocused script that never seems to have a chief goal to aim for. The story attempts to make up for this by throwing in some genuinely shocking scenes of violence that will long be the images engrained in people's mind when they think back to this film.

The consistent fourth-wall breaking nature of Stelfox's character, coupled with the ever-present voiceover means we always know exactly what's going on in Stelfox's head. But this doesn't necessarily ensure we always know why he's doing the things he's doing. His eventual foray into murderous tendencies is not handled with any clear focus and subsequently just feels out of character, even for someone with his levels of excess.

John Niven's adapted screenplay is keen to hammer in the point that the music business is full of people, tasked with pulling the strings of artists who all have egos that outweigh their talent by a considerable margin. Niven himself worked in the music business for ten years, so its more than likely his characters are loosely based on real people that he has came across during this time. This adds a certain authenticity to the proceedings here, and it's not exactly too difficult to imagine some of the people were genuinely like this, especially in the 'experimental' 90's music era.

For all the good intentions involved here, KILL YOUR FRIENDS comes across as a distant British second cousin to both THE WOLF OF WALL STREET and AMERICAN PSYCHO, paying homage to both but never really finding its own identity.

I loved the book. The book is laugh-out-loud funny. The problem with this cinematic adaptation is that there are only a few laugh-out-loud moments. Tone is the problem. The opening sets up the tone as dark and unpleasant and the main character as thoroughly unlikeable. We have to spend an hour and a half with this guy? It's like having to sit beside a racist drunk on a night bus. But it's hard to not like Nicholas Hoult (and the scathing honesty of his character) and the film did grow on me - perhaps like a tumour. There are moments of brilliance and a few great lines (no pun intended) but ultimately the buzz doesn't quite feel worth it.

The movie is all about Steven Stefox (played by Nicholas Hoult), a guy working in the music industry, as a guy that is supposed to discover and sign new bands. He's not very good at his job, so he tries other ways to achieve his goals. I'm not sure why it's also categorized as a comedy because you won't laugh one bit. It's more a crime story with a lot of drugs and a narrating voice describing what to do to make it in the music industry. It's entertaining to watch. Steven is a narcissistic person, addicted to fancy drugs, and doing everything it takes to make it to the top. There are no likable characters in the movie but that's not the point. They are all career driven and very egoistic. Since it is about the music industry you have a lot of tunes, some good ones but also bad ones. It's not a bad movie even though I saw better similar ones.

There are people who really like this movie. Good for them. I have only one thing to say to people who really like this thing: please stay far, far away from me.

I want to make myself quite clear here, and leave no room for misunderstanding. I like villain protagonists. I like black comedy. I like satire, and I know what satire is. You can say I don't understand this movie, that I don't appreciate its depths or its subtleties, and I'm sure the many fans of this thing will say just that. You just don't get it, man.

I get it. Satire has to make us think about the thing being satirized, to see the issues in a new way. This movie's one, flickering brain cell is simply incapable of doing satire. Black comedy should make us laugh, at some point. A film with no actual jokes is not a comedy. It's not even a bad comedy, since even that would have jokes that fail, but this has none at all.

Most of all, a film with a villain protagonist has to realize that he is, in fact, a villain, and not a role model. This movie has been compared to American Psycho, and that comparison is actually useful, because that movie understands that Patrick Bateman is a broken, pathetic human being. He's interesting, otherwise the film wouldn't work, but he's not someone we're expected to actively root for. This movie reads like bad American Psycho fan fiction, written by someone who really identified with Patrick Bateman and thought he was just peachy. We're clearly expected to want Nicholas Hoult's character to win out, and cheer when he does. Again, if you do find anything remotely redeeming about this smug, hateful, smarmy twit, that's great. I hope I never meet you.

The point of view of this putrid little film, as far as I can see, is to say that the music industry sucks, people suck, the world sucks, and only hateful, morally bankrupt scum win out in the end. It's the sort of world view that seems incredibly profound when you're 16 or so, and incredibly stupid when you become a grown-up. This film is adolescent in outlook, and the fact that it was apparently made by adults is incredibly depressing.

Lets start with a positive, the soundtrack is absolutely banging. Even the suck my dick tune sounds good in a club a loud.

Unfortunately that's where the positives end. This really is a horrible, horrible, toxic film. It so badly wants to be the Music Industry version of American Psycho but fails miserably. In fact, the film is just one big miserable ball of moribund. It will bring you down and make you want to leave the cinema 20 minutes in.

The main character who looks about 20, lacks any real conviction in almost every scene. He is so badly miscast that at times I thought I was a watching a Friday Night Hollyoaks. He has zero charisma, zero charm and is far to young to be so cynical. He isn't believable on any level.

Patrick Bateman was a beast, but he was a charming beast, he was smooth and delivered his lines with such comedy that you actually kind of liked his character.

There's zero charm in this film. From the opening scene to the final scene. Its like someone has thrown a bowl of sick over you and it will take 90 minutes to dry.

One of the worst films of 2015.

3 out of 10, 2 of those are for the music

I did not know a great deal about Kill Your Friends, didn't even say a trailer. If you are planning to see this movie then don't because what results is a shocking lock into the life of a failing music producer and the lengths he will take to become a success in a harsh industry. A pitch black comedy with a story that was actually a lot more interesting than it sounds.

Nicolas Hoult takes on the lead role, which was the first thing that worried me. The guy is a brilliant actor and in my opinion was the definitive standout as Nux in this summer's Mad Max Fury Road, but its very rare, if ever that we see him in a lead role. In this film, he takes the role and makes it his own which turns out is a very good thing because he made this movie about half of what was enjoyable. From the title you know that this guy is on the edge and could snap at any moment and Hoult makes this so believable. We also get a smaller role from a drugged up James Corden which felt so weird but so right. Every scene we see him in he is snorting cocaine and doing things his regular persona on TV wouldn't dream of. So props to Corden for managing to actually pull this off.

My absolute favourite thing about this movie however, is the soundtrack. We open with Blur's Beetlebum and if you know me you'll know im a real sucker for Britpop so i was happy to hear this and other artists i grew up with throughout including Oasis. The film explores different types of music perfectly,so i can say i am satisfied with that aspect. The black comedy aspect was slightly in your face at times with a police officer character in particular who is so dumb that you just question why he is even on this case, but then you figure out sort of why he is oblivious to this, whether or not intentional by the filmmakers.

Overall, a good British film which deserves more attention than it is getting. I can see where negative reviews may come from especially since the graphic violence sort of comes at you out of nowhere at first. But i recommend seeing this one, don't listen to the terrible reviews and judge for yourself.

People who have written bad, simple minded reviews have no idea what they are talking about.

The book is the one book I couldn't take reading, it's a lot more cynical and black, but the style is very cool, as all books by Nivel. They are fast, they are black, they are pop literature. So, that this movie is based on a contemporary bestseller known for it's incredible dark style should be a clue.

Second - the actors are such a cool choice, not only the lead character, but also Moritz Bleitreu, e. g. and others. Look them up, if you don't know any European actors.

Third - music choices were great! Partly a kind of parody on that British happy-happy-jump-jump Techno _from the 90ies_ but also very fitting: The Prodigy and others from that time. Lots and lots of other very funny parodies, loved the girl band with the strings.

4. Worcaholism and Drug use in London, career pressure, etc. are not unrealistic at all, nothing unusual shown, people kicking others out, going through their things, etc. (well I hope the murders are not normal).

Finally - British Pop Culture, and British Black Comedy. This should have given the final clue. Don't watch it if you don't like the genre.

Pretty slick dark comedy a bit similar to American Psycho but set in the British music-scene circa 1997 about a A&R man who'll do anything to get a new hit.

Nicholas Hoult does really well in the lead I thought, doing something really different to anything I've seen him in before which mostly have been American films.

It doesn't have any likable characters but it doesn't really need to, that's not really what this movie is about after all it's a (extreme) satire on the music-business and if you are aware of the 90's music-scene you can easily tell some groups that are being poked fun of, but mostly it's about the people behind the scenes.

I can't really say too much more about it than that as I might end up spoiling something, but yeah it's a pretty cool flick, fairly fast paced and with a rocking 90's soundtrack to match.

Love British black humour or find something else to watch. This is black, sly, and so very not pc that it is wonderful. Nicholas Hoult is no longer that cute little boy from the movie with HG. He's grown a hunky sex body and is picking films to get away from the boy next door roles (Skins), and into the male leading man category. Kill Your Friends moves him up that ladder and then some but the film has its flaws.

As Steven Stellfox, Hoult is shallow and ambitious as A & R manager for a troubled British recording company, and he's not about to be penalized for his mistakes in music taste or judgements. Breaking the fourth wall, audiences are given his motivation and maliciousness in a gleeful narration that bares industry attitudes toward the production of milquetoast musical arrangements geared toward the mindless messes. Stylish and greedy, Stellfox's moves to advancement are not for the squeamish, but in Hoult's presentation, they are delightful to watch. Like a lot. Hysterical and entertaining for the bent in us all.

Probably not a spoiler cause I am going to be vague, but marked just in case. I don't care for the thinking that this is the American Psycho of this generation. I loved American Psycho, I mean, feed me the kitty is gold. I didn't get that humor from this and it is much more simplistic psychologically. The start of Kill Your Friends is definitely setting the same tone and the homages were noticed and appreciated. I am all about the amoral character and loved those moments. Kill Your Friends has some seriously dark, cynical humor and that is awesome.

The problem is that the path of these two movies is very different. One is all about the decent of the mind and the realization of what can happen with an unreliable narrator. That is satire. Business card scene anyone? This movie does not have a decent into madness story line that develops the character as you are along for the ride. Instead, it has a decent into whiny bitchdom with no real reason or purpose to it other than to fill time. I got bored at some point and was wondering what happened to the film that I was initially watching.

*spoiler* it does redeem itself in the final act as he realizes who he is surrounded by. However, even that was a stupid moment as he started off telling us that exact thing and yet, he somehow forgot while he was curled up in a ball crying. I say it is a movie in three acts and the second act is when you should go get that popcorn. You won't miss anything meaningful.

Like, unfortunately most things nowadays, it is simple and shallow if you want to compare it to the past. It is not the next American Psycho movie, but I have a feeling it is probably a hilarious book.

Had relatively high hopes for this as I adored Nicholas Hoult as X- Men's Beast as well as the adorable zombie in 'Warm Bodies'.

I haven't read the book, so I can't speak for the source material and how it compares, but this film was dreadful.

I get that his character - the protagonist- is meant to be a misanthropic sociopath, but at no point is he engaging on any level. At no point did I feel like I cared about anything he said or did. It was just boring and sad. I started painting my nails after five minutes in.

Even his inevitable 'break down' was tedious. I couldn't give a monkey's as he drank and drugged himself to near death in his underwear while whinging along to 'Karma Police' (am astonished Radiohead gave the rights to their epic video for this piece of crap).

Seriously, don't waste your time.

If you want to see a British 'misanthrope tricks, manipulates and destroys people' film, watch 'Filth' or 'Naked' - these are wonderful and essential viewing.

The one star rating is for the very brief, bumbling role played by the always lovely James Corden and the wide-eyed young talent scout played by the equally sweet and talented Craig Roberts. Also, the performances by fictional indie band 'The Lazies' were great (Freda Sundemo is fantastic here), but just look these up on You Tube rather than sit through this drivel. Plus, the little dog was cute (RIP).

I laughed once - when the chorus of a highly inappropriate Euro dance track is debuted at a meeting. That was it.

I attended the world premier for "kill your friends" at the fantasy film festival in Berlin which was the opening film - and was pleasantly surprised. Usually the open movie is OK, this time it was the best I have seen in the last 15 years going to the fantasy film festival.

I had not read the book on which it is based, had not read the description (as I always go to the opening movie no matter what), so I did not know what to expect.

Kill your friends is about a hotshot in the finding and signing music talent industry who wants to be the department head, however is clueless but very determined. It is an over the top black comedy that has tons of coke and pills, some nudity and gore, and great lines.

I was very entertained and can only recommend the movie. Most likely will get an 16/R rating for the violence, drugs and nudity.

I wasn't even sure if watching this movie is a good idea. But not trusting in the IMDb points proved me right once again. Kill your friends builds up the dramaturgy to a certain point, never getting too abstract or unrealistic. I have spent way too much time in London and in London's clubs and pubs to find the abuse of alcohol or cocaine unrealistic. And that was 2015. I couldn't imagine the music business in the 80s and 90s. On top of the storyline comes a brilliant cast. Nicholas Hoult is unexpectedly brilliant. I only knew him from warm bodies but this is a big leap in his acting. One of my favorite films until now in 2016.

Sorry for the bad English.

I'm constantly surprised that stupid films like this one keep getting made when there's so much better stuff out there that could be adapted for the screen. KILL YOUR FRIENDS is nothing more than an American Psycho rip-off, set in Britain during the booming music scene in the late 1990s. Nicholas Hoult plays a young and ambitious producer who discovers that the best way to get ahead in the business is to murder his rivals.

This was based on a novel I have no interest in reading because this really is terrible entertainment. It's about the most low brow film I can think of, with a script filled with expletives and no wit. Hoult plays a horrible character in a film filled with horrible characters and there really is no reason to watch. It's widely advertised as a gory serial killer type movie when in fact it's very slow paced and murder barely plays a part in the proceedings.

KILL YOUR FRIENDS is a film about unpleasant people made for unpleasant people. I suppose it might have been made as a black comedy but I can truthfully say I didn't laugh once. Hoult has no presence as a leading man; he got away with it in JACK THE GIANT SLAYER because he had plenty of acting heavyweights in support, but here he's completely out of his depth. The less said about James Corden's non-acting style the better. This is one of the few films that I wish I'd never bothered watching.

I like Nicholas Hoult enough to check out the movie when I saw the poster at my local theater, plus I became really found of music around the time period the movie takes place in and was a fan of the Britpop thing going on at the time. Also, this is the second time I've seen Hoult do something that was not Superhero or genre (the first being Dark Places, starring Charlize Theron).

Although the title did make it seem like it may be a horror movie. In a way. it is, especially if you seen American Psycho.

Hoult plays a brutally honesty (which makes him very unlikeable) A&R rep for a record label, who's trying to climb to the top of the ladder, at the same time trying to find the next Britpop sensation. He falls under all the clichés of a man trying to reach the top, coping with stress with sex and drugs, all the while trying to be the cool guy in the room. Then we discover how far he will go to climb up that ladder to success, of which the term back stabbing does not fully explain.

It's brilliant as a satire on the music industry as a whole during that time. They go over the bubblegum pop machine that is boy bands and pretentiousness of bands that want to be considered indi, it even pokes fun of the techno scene that was developing and the moment when Hip hop was about to dominate. No stone is left unturn making it a hard hitting poke at whatever category you fit in and really hopes you have a good sense of humor about it.

Holt plays the villainous protagonist that has become popular on TV (like Tony Sprano and Walter White). It's something different than the Awkward but good looking kid he plays in a lot of his movies and he handles that fact that not everyone will fancy his character and keeps it completely true to form.

For everyone who remembers the late 90s and loves stories on the music industry.

My husband and I nearly switched off after 15 minutes and then wished we hadn't bothered watching by the time the film ended.

There were a couple of moments that made us laugh in themselves and I guess some of the characters were interesting. If gory details are your thing then you might like it, but not for me.

I found myself getting a bit annoyed with the main character and not in a good way. The key factor of his personality is shallowness and he's purely driven to satisfy his own ends, but I felt this led the character to be completely two dimensional and boring. The other characters were quite good though, it's a shame most of them don't come out so well by the end. This is described as a black comedy, but there wasn't enough comedy for me. Maybe you actually need to be part of that industry to find it funny.

The main complaint I have is that the title suggests lots of killing of people who might be considered friends. We found the killing to be rather lacking. If they had been his friends at least there would have been some emotional dilemma, which may have improved this film.

It could have been so much funnier than it was.

This Film tells the story of a record industry talent scout in the 1990's London, who stops at nothing when it comes to career advancement.

Firstly, the music in the film is great because those songs are the songs I grew listening to. Hearing relatively non hit tracks such as "The Private Psychedelic Wheel", or other big hits like "Encore Une Fois" brings back memories of those great years!

Nicholas Hoult is insanely handsome in this film. He's charming and likable even though his character is reminiscent of "American Psycho". That's what make the film very interesting and engaging. I really enjoyed it.

'Kill Your Friends' tells the story of an A&R rep who's literally kills his way to get to the top of his field. Stelfox (Nicholas Hoult) is aiming to be the head of A&R at the recording label that he works for, but keeps being shunned for other coworkers. Since this does not sit well with him, his jealous rage turns into a murderous rage and eventually leads to an 'American Psycho' type story.

The film touches on points that sat well with me on a personal level, such as:

• music is terrible - bands are terrible - music and bands are terrible

While I appreciate music, I don't like it. Does that make any sense? Anyways, Stelfox reflects the same thoughts. However, his ambitions of success and taking everyone down in order to get to the top of the ladder are paramount. What ever musical tastes and favourites that he had are long gone.

The story takes place during the high of the BritPop era, way back in 1997. Pretty much all of the music from the era was released during the film's time frame. This includes music from Blur, Radiohead, and others.

It is a good, British comedy to start. As it continues, the film seeps into Stelfox's darker side, and the film ends up in the same realm. Things get nasty at points, including fraud, framing, and blackmail. The story adds to sadistic tendencies and leaves a mark in your memory. While we think about doing these things, it's hard to imagine that we actually act on them.

Again, American Psycho.

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

As the 1990s Britpop era dawns, Steven Stelfox (Nicholas Hoult) is an A&R man, one of the suits behind the scenes who decides what makes the cut and what doesn't. His deduction is simple: that the music industry has an obligation to make records that sell, not what is artistically excellent, and that the majority of what is released commercially probably is just very average at best. But Steven has an ambition to rise to the top of his game, and not let anyone stand in his way, so when he sees others double crossing and under-cutting him, he unleashes his psychotic side, which eventually gets exploited by his conniving secretary Rebecca (Georgia King.)

As I've said before, it's a sad time when memories of your younger years, and the music that defined it, become more and more distant, and you start to feel like more of a relic of a time gone past. Owen Harris's adaptation of real life former A&R man John Niven's salacious revelations of the inside goings-on of the music industry (also marking his theatrical feature length debut) brings this cutthroat and mercenary world to life in a manner those familiar with the style of Trainspotting will warm to, and delivers the most fitting character in the shape of Stelfox, who embodies all the vice and corruption singularly with one stroke.

It's got the 'period detail' (God, putting that in this sentence makes me feel ancient!) down to a tee, from Blair's 'Britain deserves better' posters plastered over buildings, to the bulky, pre flat screen computers in the offices, using a touch other than the music to keep the authenticity in place. And, it would seem, Stelfox is type of man who defined those times, with the film relying on us witnessing him become more depraved as he goes on, and still needing us to enjoy him as a character and the excesses he rides. Certainly to someone of my generation, it's like he's inviting us in to laugh at ourselves and how we were manipulated and mislead into buying music that was less than what our hard earned (or, our parents hard earned) money deserved.

It doesn't work quite as well as Filth, which showed an almost equally as morally drained protagonist riding us along his ride, only with a little more character and oomph in his voice, as opposed to Hoult's dry, dour delivery, as well as a more coherent, easy flowing story, unlike this one which veers and loses it's ebb towards the end. But this is still a ghoulishly entertaining and hilarious delve into a murky, behind the scenes world. ****

Nicholas Hoult of 'Skins' fame plays Steven Stelfox who is a twenty something 'A and R' man for a London based purveyor of awful music. He is the sort of person the eighties generation of greed produced. He has no soul and is only in it for the money. He knows it is a cut throat business and so decides to take that advice quite literally by doing just that.

Now this is one of those films that has people either raving or seething and I think comparisons to 'American Psycho' have not aided this in gaining the audience it needs. It is a black comedy but the comedy is fairly well rationed out and if you find bad things happening to be about as funny as a sack of dead babies then you will not like this.

The acting is as expected with no stand out performances and no one letting the side down either. James Corden is in it for a while and does his trademark getting his kit off – which is more worn out in terms of mirth than a 'Primark' welcome mat during sale season. Craig Roberts plays an awkward record co 'gofor' and is OK in that too. Hoult is believable and very unlikeable and I think that is the total point. The record industry is full of the sort or folk that you really do not want to be your best buds – even on a multi media social network. It is cut throat but using the vehicle of humour is a very good way to send it up and so I am in between the ravers and the seethers but actually appreciated this film – the good parts outweigh the lesser ones.

God forbid everyone follows their heart. Some thrive on manipulation, power, profit and smiting self-declared enemies. It is the late 1990s and Steven, a record company executive, has no talent, heart or scruples. It all works to his advantage. "Nothing important is ever decided in a meeting," says Steven "but they are good for humiliating people." He hates customers and clients alike, frames and blackmails co-workers, and stops at nothing to gain influence, money, drugs, women and booze.

When a co-worker gets in his way, Steven doesn't just murder him. He kills the man's little dog and sets a co-worker up for the murder. Steven knows the one thing that matters in the music industry; a big hit. Raw, irreverent and full of dark humor, the film is thrilling despite awkward acting. It is refreshingly original, especially with the unexpected ending. It is delightful to watch Steven in his ups and downs, pretending to be team player even as he undermines everyone around him. Unleash your monster. Seen at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015.

Kill Your Friends (2015) is an outstanding film based on the happenings with the music industry as an a&r rep. This film is beautifully packed with the perfect cast, the perfect script; this film is on point from start to finish. The moment I heard about Kill Your Friends (2015), I knew I had to see it that it was a film that had my attention and it did. As the movie started up it had that "Trainspotting" vibe to it, the chaos factor, the thrill ride; everything was intact. The way the story cycled through as it pulls you closer to the edge preparing to unwind; this film is perfect in all ways.

This is a great film for indie musicians to watch, and of course fans of music in general; this movie does point out some true tips. This is certainly a film that will be in our personal DVD collection.

Source: http://www.huludb.com/movies/242357-kill-your-friends

There are many things that can be compared with American Psycho. And while I have no idea what this movie was based on (except the music area instead of the general business area that American Psycho was dealing with), it is good fun to watch it. Good fun if you remind yourself, that it's only a movie and it is just here to entertain. Because you won't find many likable people in this.

But characters you might remember afterwards, which is not a bad thing to achieve. You might also learn a thing or two about the music industry (though nothing too revealing I reckon). But as with Psycho, this is more about human depth and getting inside the mind of a crazy person. As much as that is possible of course. Nothing to imitate here of course, but a lot to laugh about - because it's just a movie

Steven Stelfox is a young A&R man who has no interest whatsoever in the music he is responsible for. His only interest is his own personal advancement, in pursuit of which he is prepared to violently murder people who had regarded him as a friend. To be fair, he only does this once. Sorry, twice. Oh, hang on a minute...

Nicholas Hoult plays Steven in a pitch-black comedy which disturbs as much as it amuses. Steven is a character who, one hopes, is exaggerated to the extent that someone with his extremes of career-advancement strategies doesn't actually exist: the film suggests, however, that he is not alone. Given the nature of the material, the extreme bad language and constant drug use are no surprise. The sex – advertised on the certification as "strong" – wan't, particularly.

My big problem with this movie is that I don't know whether I liked it or not. Stelfox, though charismatic, is a deeply unpleasant murderer and manipulator of people: I didn't like him, I didn't identify with him, and I didn't much like spending time in his company despite being passably interested in what he was up to.

So don't expect me to recommend one way or the other – make your own mind up.

The movie was somewhat interesting in the beginning only because it was very similar to "American Psycho". However, after so many drug scenes, it just got plain boring. The characters are very good looking and are rather interesting. However, the plot just seems so disjointed that their efforts just tend to fall flat. I think a different script would have been extremely helpful as well. There are only so many f bombs and sexist insults you can stand. The main character was really complicated and intriguing. I wish the film had developed his character more than focusing on other aspects.By the way, use the subtitle feature so you can understand the dialogue. British brogue is very hard to understand. I am planning to read the novel to see if it is any better!!