Sugarhouse

Never-the-less, the film remains eminently watchable, the performances from Walters and Serkis assuring exceedingly guilty pleasures. We may have been less than favourable about his talents before, but we'll take it all back on the strength of this. ... Full Review

There's also a terrific effects shot that's among the best of its kind, though to reveal the circumstances of the shot would give too much away. Sugarhouse has its moments and is never less than watchable but ultimately it doesn't quite work, owing to a disappointing script and Serkis' thump-the-scenery performance. ... Full Review

King Kong star Andy Serkis plays a drug-dealing psycho looking for trouble in this low-budget British thriller. Less a movie and more a sustained panic attack, Sugarhouse is so unrelentingly violent, it's like being beaten with a housebrick for 90... ... Full Article

The script by Dominic Leyton, based on his earlier play, is one of those self-consciously ballistic efforts in which someone says a line and then repeats it with savage emphasis. ... Full Article

It's a gift for director Gary Love (making his big screen debut) and he makes the most of it. A sense of foreboding kicks in from the start as the dishevelled D (Walters) invites city slicker Tom (Steven Mackintosh) into... ... Full Article

Apparently, the play Collision , on which Sugarhouse is based, was enjoyed by audiences when it ran, suggesting that the implausible confessionals and the trite trivialization of other people's emotions work better in a small room. ... Full Article

Plot Tom (Mackintosh) is a middle-class city boy whose life has reached breaking point. D (Walters) is a young crack-head: smart, witty, desperate. Tom is completely out of his depth when he finds himself in D's abandoned warehouse attempting to... ... Full Article

Once an integral part of London rap collective So Solid Crew, the young Ashley Walters has, in recent years, eschewed the breaks and beats of his former career and stormed forward to receive critical plaudits and audience favour as one ... Full Article