Yardie is an interesting directorial debut from Idris Elba because it is well acted, well shot, well directed and has a killer soundtrack that you can tell had a lot of passion put into it, however the film never manages to fully hit it's stride.
The story remains engaging enough throughout but a lot of it comes across as very muddled once our main character reaches London. Also on a side note, what on earth was going on with Stephen Graham's character, there is times when he literally switches from a cockney to a Jamaican accent in the same sentence.
Overall, Yardie isn't bad but it's also not great, which I feel like it had the potential to be. Nonetheless, I do look forward to seeing what Idris Elba comes up with next because he is clearly very talented.
Yardie is an interesting directorial debut from Idris Elba because it is well acted, well shot, well directed and has a killer soundtrack that you can tell had a lot of passion put into it, however the film never manages to fully hit it's stride.
The story remains engaging enough throughout but a lot of it comes across as very muddled once our main character reaches London. Also on a side note, what on earth was going on with Stephen Graham's character, there is times when he literally switches from a cockney to a Jamaican accent in the same sentence.
Overall, Yardie isn't bad but it's also not great, which I feel like it had the potential to be. Nonetheless, I do look forward to seeing what Idris Elba comes up with next because he is clearly very talented.
