City of Tiny Lights
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55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
CineVueMatthew AndersonApr 10, 2017
A far darker side of London is painted in bleakly realistic tones in City of Tiny Lights but, like its protagonist, Travis' film shoots from the hip, has a glint in its eye and packs a mean punch. Read full review
80
Total FilmJames MottramApr 10, 2017
A rich, rewarding crime film, shot with real skill. Riz Ahmed confirms his status as one of the most exciting Brit actors of his generation. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakApr 10, 2017
Director Pete Travis lends the evening setting a welcomingly mysterious glow amongst its shadows, visually complementing Neate’s plotting to bring us into the action on the ground floor. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyApr 10, 2017
City of Tiny Lights exerts tension throughout and remains intriguing in its use of terrorism anxiety and anti-Muslim prejudice as fodder for hasty conclusions. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJun 1, 2017
A classic private-eye tale updated for a multicultural London, director Pete Travis’s noir is entirely watchable, but it’s only because of to Ahmed’s captivating presence. Read full review
60
VarietyCatherine BrayApr 10, 2017
Director Pete Travis’s film is distinguished by some transposition of noir tropes into cultural spaces not traditionally associated with the genre — from the London bar scene to a mosque — that keeps things from feeling too déjà vu. Read full review
60
The TelegraphPatrick SmithApr 10, 2017
Ahmed anchors a film that's more successful in style than in logic. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonApr 10, 2017
City of Tiny Lights is always entertaining, and proves a great excuse for Ahmed to confirm his newly minted matinee-idol status. If only it had the confidence to shrug off its influences and do its own thing. Read full review
50
Screen DailyAllan HunterApr 10, 2017
The problem with City Of Tiny Lights is a plot that is all too easy to second guess and stretches of dialogue which fail to sparkle. Read full review
40
EmpireAndrew LowryApr 10, 2017
Charmless and saddled with disastrous flashbacks, this doesn’t have the street smarts to play its strongest hand. There’s a great film in here struggling to get out, but the definitive London noir still remains unmade. Read full review
40
The GuardianGwilym MumfordApr 10, 2017
Too often City of Tiny Lights is let down by an overeagerness to play up its source material, and hampered by unnecessarily showy direction and inadvisable attempts at gumshoe dialogue. Read full review
25
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthApr 10, 2017
Perhaps the array of characters read better on the page, but it all feels slight in execution, particularly when half of the running time is spent on Tommy’s past and what unfolded between himself and Shelley. Combine all that with a particularly lackluster sense of urgency and pacing, and you have film that offers few reasons for investment. Read full review
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