Brighton Rock (2010 Rowan Joffé & scr)

There's something a bit cheesy about this, perhaps because it's based on Graham Greene's 1938 novel, which despite an update to 1964 doesn't overcome the central problem - we neither like nor care anything about 'Pinky' (Sam Riley) - and in fact his girlfriend (Andrea Riseborough) is pretty stupid to boot. Thus leaving the main reason for watching the professionalism of Helen Mirren, Phil Davis, John Hurt, Nonso Anozie, Craig Parkinson, Andy Serkis and Sean Harris (and Steve Evets from Rev).

Music by Martin Phipps, ph, John Mathieson, ed. Joe Walker.