Hoodies vs Hooligans

It pushes the dubious idea that old-school London thugs are a proper bunch of diamond geezers - though if you mess wiv 'em, they will do ya.

Every other scene veers towards the usual rucking, and Sylvester does so much aggressive sniffing you want to hand him a hankie.

Not as bad as Nick Love but still a largely knuckle-headed early-'90s throwback that stretches credibility with its punch-first, think-later ethos.

It's all mildly amusing up to a point, but The Guvnors does unfortunately begin to take itself more seriously than it probably should as things get darker and lives are put in jeopardy.

A cliched, formulaic piece of cinema.

It shades into corniness and contrived plot twists, but the film generally does a good job of breathing life back into a well-worn genre.

Sadly, the film gets mired in muddied morals and needless flashbacks, spending too long on backstory before finally delivering its brutal third act.

The script makes the most of its strong central idea and the dialogue is surprisingly decent, with moments of humour offsetting the tension.