| Love, Honour, and Obey | |
Written, produced and directed by Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis; director of photography, John Ward; edited by Rachel Meyrick; music supervision by John Beckett, with "Force of Nature" written and performed by Noel Gallagher; production designer, Nick Burnell; released by Keystone Releasing. Running time: 95 minutes. This film is not rated. Cast: Sadie
Frost (Sadie), Ray Winstone (Ray), Jonny Lee Miller (Jonny), Jude Law
(Jude), Sean Pertwee (Sean), Kathy Burke (Kathy), Denise Van Outen (Maureen),
Rhys Ifans (Mathew), Dominic Anciano (Dom), Ray Burdis (Burdis), John
Beckett (Beckett), Trevor H. Laird (Trevor), William Scully (Bill), Perry
Benson (Fat Alan), Mark Burdis (Mark) and Laila Morse (Laila). |
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The
New York Times
"Love, Honour and Obey" brims with so much manic (and misplaced) confidence
that it's tempting to imagine something must be going on beneath its frantic
surface. But what exactly might that be? Does it reflect a postpunk nihilism
lurking in the recesses of sleek high-rise London? Or is it nothing but a dumb,
puerile farce, performed with a certain smart-aleck brio? I'm betting on the
latter.
The
Guardian
It comes over as a wretched home movie in which the cast are undergoing a form
of therapy by acting out their sadistic fantasies of being ruthless criminals
and sexually insatiable molls.
eFilmCritic
Whilst the seemingly laid-back attitude to violence may upset some, "Love,
Honour & Obey" is more "Carry On" than Corleone - and deliberately
so. The way the rival gangsters torture each other is sickeningly funny. Despite
being only 98 minutes long, "Love, Honour & Obey" lacks a tight
script and editing, what began as funny soon becomes annoying as the line between
emphasis and repetition are blurred.
