Frank Dillane plays a young addict living on the streets of London. In the course of the film, he ends up in jail, then gets out for a chance to succeed and more, including some “fantasy” sequences. This is the first feature for writer/director Harris Dickinson (who also has a small part). He keeps his camera mostly static as events happen, some of which are important and others just for flavor. None of it is particularly interesting or moving…just flat events. Dillane gets a few short moments for emotion, but most of the time is less involving. Dickinson’s moments of artsy escape are just that. The few glimpses into the character’s feelings don’t provide sufficient sympathy to make this more than an objective, somewhat distanced character study. 
(2 / 5)
