Film Review – London Calling

In 2022, director Allan Ungar and actor Josh Duhamel collaborated on “Bandit,” making a decently paced crime story about a highly bizarre real life situation. Ungar and Duhamel reteam for “London Calling,” which is another underworld tale, this time examining the fictional exploits of an assassin tasked with bringing an 18-year-old kid with him during his latest assignment. High jinks ensue, but never inventive ones as Ungar (who co-scripts with Quinn Wolfe and Omer Levin Menekse) hopes to make a slapstick comedy out of the dark premise. Wackiness definitely has its expiration date in “London Calling,” which tries extremely hard to be silly and still remain violent, creating a tedious viewing experience as viewers are left with slack direction and editing, which transforms a simple idea into 110 minutes of criminal entanglements and strained humor. The highlights of “Bandit” are missing here, with Ungar clearly struggling to find a fun factor in the offering. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com