2021 · crime · drama · action
Twist
Directed by Martin Owen1h 32m2021
A Dickens classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.
Our read: Twist (2021) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded crime · drama · action entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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“You want a modern fast-paced Oliver Twist update with parkour, heists, and street hustlers in London.”
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