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RogerEbert.com

The movie's impersonal, conventional telling of a reasonably standard male coming-of-age story almost tends to make the punk milieu it depicts beside the point.

October 07, 2016

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

It's no "Clampdown" or "Radio Clash," but London Town is an enjoyable ride through the late '70s with Joe Strummer sitting shotgun.

October 20, 2016

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Movie Talk

For all its flaws, the film's underlying sweetness makes it hard to dislike. Good, too, to see punk icon Joe Strummer - played with bolshie vim by Jonathan Rhys Meyers - as the story's unexpected fairy godfather.

April 09, 2017

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Seattle Times

As contrived as "London Town" is - with a derivative coming-of-age story and improbable, fateful encounters between a struggling teen and Clash frontman Joe Strummer - there is something here of the group's early, principled spirit.

October 13, 2016

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Nerdist

It's hard not to enjoy London Town for its mixture of bittersweet comedy-drama, excellent performances, and the use of several of the Clash's best songs of the era. A little bit of hokum in a rock & roll story isn't a bad thing at all.

November 21, 2016

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Los Angeles Times

"London Town," to borrow from a certain foursome, isn't "burning with boredom," but neither is it exactly "calling."

October 06, 2016

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Under the Radar

The plot synopsis suggests a rather mundane progression of events, and that's exactly what London Town delivers.

February 28, 2017

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Hollywood Reporter

The raw vigor and protest of punk get co-opted by the movie's coming-of-age story; it's not the heartfelt sweetness that's the chief problem, but how run-of-the-mill and derivative the plot is.

October 06, 2016

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New York Times

The era's skinhead riots and striking workers - and Strummer's biting, pro-immigrant lyrics - are never more than window dressing in a movie that would rather scatter fairy dust than grit.

October 06, 2016

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Film Journal International

Bland coming-of-age story with poorly written characters.

October 06, 2016

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Film Inquiry

London Town is a mostly entertaining romp and its cute fantasy is what makes it work.

March 12, 2017

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Variety

The story of the Clash is a fascinating one, and spotlighting a kid inspired by, but not a part of, the punk milieu has plenty of potential. But "London Town" just never burns brightly enough.

November 30, 2016

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