Franklyn

I have just got back from watching Franklyn at the London Film Festival, and let me tell you, this film is truly something special. A cleverly co-ordinated lesson in narrative structure, the plot revolves around 4 different people, delivered in 4... Full review

I've just come back from the premiere at the London film festival and I've thoroughly enjoyed, it but before I say anything, do not expect it to be "a mix between V for Vendetta and the Dark knight" which is a... Full review

Reading a synopsis of the film, I feared that it would be full on sci-fi ... but thankfully there were two strands - one set in contemporary London, and another of the more fantasy version ... It really is the sort... Full review

the film wears well....A far cry from the humdrum predictable multiplex film, 'Franklyn' is brave and unrelenting, demanding perseverance.....The fight scenes are a little awkward....The film falters during the second act.....grow worryingly further apart, with the plot in tow.... ... Full Review

Sam Riley's jilted lover.... ... Full Review

Franklyn is a difficult and unsettling film to describe in a nutshell to the uninitiated, without giving away the punchline.....Apart from Green's engaging performance, the other leads, including Phillippe are fairly unremarkable, but strong enough to hold your attention.....This is a sobering thought for a film that is described as an 'urban fairy tale'.....is the dramatic and desperate art student Emilia, played the hauntingly beautiful, ex-Bond girl, Eva Green ..... ... Full Review

There's something worthwhile buried inside Franklyn 's concept. As it is, the attempts to compress so many themes into such a short space of time end up making Franklyn seem like it's leapt from the imagination of Garth Marenghi. ... Full Review

It's a nag not aided by the script's earnest philosophy either, seemingly ripped from a Bluffer's Guide.....though, what lets Franklyn down is the storytelling and, perversely, the here-and-now scenes, which feel divertingly cheap..... ... Full Review

The festival's international competition of first and second films includes Bulgaria's Oscar submission, Zift , as well as Ozcan Alper's Autumn and Gerald McMorrow's Franklyn . ... Full Article

This ambitious first feature from the British writer/director Gerald McMorrow cuts back and forth between four plot lines. In present-day London, a depressed art student (Eva Green) videos her suicide attempts, a lovelorn bloke (Sam Riley) yearns for his childhood... ... Full Article

With short film Thespian X under his belt, Brit filmmaker Gerald McMorrow penned Franklyn , an urban fairytale where four characters' lives intertwine and cross between fact and fiction. ... Full Article

UK, February 27, 2009 - Franklyn is an ambitious, thought-provoking, visually stunning sci-fi flick which hits UK cinemas today. Starring Ryan Phillippe , Eva Green , Sam Riley and Bernard Hill, the labyrinthine plot cuts between a group of lost... ... Full Article

Seeking for justice for a sixteen-year-old girl who was killed by a man, Preest makes notes that he was going to relief him of his life in 'Relieved of Life' clip of 'Franklyn'. ... Full Article

Director Gerald McMorrow's first feature is an imaginative but flawed attempt to meld a graphic novel fantasy with a story that is grounded in the traumas of real life. ... Full Article