I thoroughly enjoyed this, as will anyone who loves the hoodlum / gangster / drug dealing gone wrong / bent copper / London geezers genre.It is like an updated Lock, Stock; but with a darker edge and some really believable, and nasty, characters.Arin Allridge is great as the main bent copper and steals the show.The two black, Welsh dudes with shooters a plenty provide a mirthful comic aspect.The London presented appears very empty, but this is an independent movie, and probably could not cope with many extras - and, as it is set through the night, this desolation helps with the tone of the film.SO: Put your feet up.Crack open a can of fizzy.Sit back.Have 90 minutes of fun.

I'm giving it 5 from 10 simply because it's from my old life and it's good to see some representation(wow, apparently that's a proper word. Plot circuit in a courier office in east London my ARSE. The main "character" and his 'colleagues' display an unbelievable level of ineptitude and do not convey any "plot" courier circuit in London, England. I am okay with some scope for messing about (dramatic license,etc). But, the main character would not be allowed near any real 'plot' circuit that has EVER existed in an east,west,north or south London office(unless the owner liked magic mushrooms more than money which is highly unlikely).It's is just sh*t that actually sort of but didn't really happen 20 years ago and it doesn't qualify as a "Movie" or work on any level. Good effort but must try harder. What about what the REAL characters that work the courier circuit, shame you don't know who they are or how their lives outweigh this tosh.

This is a strange hybrid of a film; on one hand it is quite a brutal London gang, drug and crime tale - with shooters. On the other it is actually quite a well realised dark comedy. I decided to suspend belief for ninety minutes and see what happened.It is all about Sirus who is a mini cab controller, a seemingly nice guy and a drug dealer. He sells some of his gear to Welsh Yardies who drive up from the valleys for their stuff . There is also a particularly nasty cop - Priestly who is more rotten than a South American Junta, but also has a way with words that is both profane and actually very amusing. I would not want a parking ticket from him. He is on to Sirus and does not use the rule book in any way that a normal cop would recognise.There is also 'casual racism' which may cause offence even where done for laughs, there is some graphic depictions of violence and there is a lot of shooting. Despite the plot errors and some less than savoury scenes I still found myself laughing and getting completely involved with all the characters. There is also a gang of stereotyped Russian meat heads who were all brilliant - even down to personalised phone rings. All in all this was ninety minutes that just flew by, and as such I wish I had seen this sooner.

In a post lock stock world, gangster films have come thick and fast, with varying degrees of quality and success. Launching many careers and made household names of some of its stars.So, in a genre some could argue has run dry, it was really fantastic to come across a gangster film not about 'Diamond Geezers' just being East end hard-men. Don't get me wrong, I love that stuff, but as a fan of the genre, I was surprised to come across Hackey's Finest. Sporting a multiracial cast of characters that was a nice change for this viewer.Kudos to the writer for writing a script that has a really nice up and down quality to it. it never lagged and had some great laugh out loud funny moments both in terms of action and some awesome back and forth between the characters (the Russians and Jamacans were hilarious, and while you know you shouldn't really like these characters, you just can't help it) while, rather deftly, the story then turning a corner and walking the audience right into some strong drama with the other great leads.The director has really done a really nice job here, crafting a fine blend of action, black comedy and pathos. Films usually stand or fall when dealing with a group, team or multiple characters. when every character doesn't get their moment in the sun or even screen time enough to be memorable. I'm happy to say this film doesn't suffer in that regard.Because of the writer, director and of course the impressively talented cast, whom acquit themselves well, every character has chance to be funny, dramatic and have a strong, meaningful impact on the story, and as I've said, it's great to see a multi ethnic cast of actors in a film like this. There really is a lot to like about this movie. It even has a great Marvel-Esque mid-credits funny scene, so don't leave the theatre when the credits roll...!So not a dull note was hit. It has all the hallmarks of the gangster film. Just never like this, and for that it totally surprised me. The soundtrack is totally bad-ass too!. Great fun. Great movie. SEE IT!I'd love to see these characters again. SEQUEL PLEASE!