Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
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A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
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... John Luther
... DCI Odette Raine
... David Robey
... DSU Martin Schenk
... DS Archie Woodward
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I loved the first television series of this gritty and challenging police drama. Sadly, now we have reached a nadir for this charismatic and unorthodox character. The story is so ridiculously far-fetched that it reminded me of something Mark Gatiss might have written for "Sherlock" before he watched "No Time To Die" (2021) and thought - nah! It all starts when youngster "Callum" is dragged away from his night-time cleaning job by a mysterious phone call. Next thing we know, "Luther" (Idris Elba) is at a crime scene with no sign of the boy but with a victim in her car that has been missing for ages. Enter the completely un-menacing "Robey" (Andy Serkis) and pretty soon our favourite policeman is incarcerated for a career of systematic rule-bending/breaking and this rather evil monster now proceeds to prove that evil can prevail - and on a fairly spectacular scale. This story is, frankly, preposterous and as the film lumbers along for over two ours I really struggled to remain engaged as it moved from suicide scenarios to far more brutal killings - but what, exactly, is motivating this man is anyone's guess. He appears to have acquired control over a vast network of technology and people to effect his dastardly plan but none of that even vaguely rings plausible. The last twenty minutes are just plain silly and overall, the writing is all rather poor: "They'll kill you John" - "I can live with that!" - not an hint of irony there, neither. This is a pretty shameless attempt to capitalise on a strong character made memorable by a charismatic actor and a series of solid stories. This film has thrown all of those under the snowplough.
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Release Date:
2023-02-24
Run Time:
129 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Luther: The Fallen Sun
I loved the first television series of this gritty and challenging police drama. Sadly, now we have reached a nadir for this charismatic and unorthodox character. The story is so ridiculously far-fetched that it reminded me of something Mark Gatiss might have written for "Sherlock" before he watched "No Time To Die" (2021) and thought - nah! It all starts when youngster "Callum" is dragged away from his night-time cleaning job by a mysterious phone call. Next thing we know, "Luther" (Idris Elba) is at a crime scene with no sign of the boy but with a victim in her car that has been missing for ages. Enter the completely un-menacing "Robey" (Andy Serkis) and pretty soon our favourite policeman is incarcerated for a career of systematic rule-bending/breaking and this rather evil monster now proceeds to prove that evil can prevail - and on a fairly spectacular scale. This story is, frankly, preposterous and as the film lumbers along for over two ours I really struggled to remain engaged as it moved from suicide scenarios to far more brutal killings - but what, exactly, is motivating this man is anyone's guess. He appears to have acquired control over a vast network of technology and people to effect his dastardly plan but none of that even vaguely rings plausible. The last twenty minutes are just plain silly and overall, the writing is all rather poor: "They'll kill you John" - "I can live with that!" - not an hint of irony there, neither. This is a pretty shameless attempt to capitalise on a strong character made memorable by a charismatic actor and a series of solid stories. This film has thrown all of those under the snowplough.
Luther is, for my money, one of the best things to come out of the UK, in a long time. I was therefore more than a little cynical, when I spied a film adaptation of the obsessively watchable, series.
To be frank, the back story is absurdly far fetched but somehow it "works". In essence, I'd describe it as a pastiche, of borrowed elements, from the series, that have been thrown together, in an inexplicable, crime mash up.
Its cause is helped in no small part, by Idris Elba, whose talent outshines and out paces, this flawed tale. Elba breathes life into a story, that might not have fared so well, with a lesser actor, in the lead.
In summary, the creative part of my brain enjoyed this, whilst the rational part sat back and shook its head. Yes, its utter nonsense but its really "good" nonsense, nonetheless. Give it a go....
Cast & Crew of
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Cast
... John Luther
... DCI Odette Raine
... David Robey
... DSU Martin Schenk
... DS Archie Woodward
... Corinne Aldrich
... Anya Raine
... Dennis McCabe
... Newman
... Wong
... Derek Standish
... Arkady Kachimov
... Freddie - Assault Squad
... Jamal - Assault Squad
... Bullpen Tech
... Lydia
... Nilsson
... Ian Moore
... Deacon
... Skinner
... Barman
... Uniformed Officer
... Italian Girlfriend
... Italian Boyfriend
... Brigida's Father
... Brigida
... Camille
... Jacov
... Middle Aged Asian Man
... Middle Aged Asian Woman
... Patrician White Man
... British African Woman
... Nicole Lewis
... Brian Lee
... Trevor Underhill
... Young Tourist
... Victim Farmer
... Callum Aldrich
... News Reporter 1
... News Reporter 2
... News Reporter 3
... Tim Cranfield (Civil Servant)
... Georgette
Crew
... Director of Photography
... Director of Photography
... Sound Designer
... Executive Producer
... Production Design
... Editor
... Producer
... Costume Design
... Producer
... Set Decoration
... Producer
... Producer
... Writer
... Original Series Creator
... Original Music Composer
... Art Direction
... Supervising Art Director
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Director
... Costume Supervisor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunts
... Set Designer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Designer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... ADR Supervisor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Supervisor
... Set Designer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... VFX Artist
... Set Designer
... Makeup Artist
... Standby Art Director
... Associate Producer
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