Turnout Review

It's a race against time for working-class Hoxton boy George (co-writer George Russo) as he seeks urgent cash by selling coke. No lives are at stake — just the holiday he and girlfriend Sophie (Ophelia Lovibond) have been saving up for… and possibly their relationship. The plot is no great shakes, but director Lee Sales draws credible performances from actors including Neil Maskell (Kill List) and a brief turn from Ben Drew, aka Plan B, as a violent thug. Not everything adds up story-wise, but it has observational detail and authentic situations that’ll have lads laughing and squirming in recognition. Shame the spineless lead is quite useless for the best part of the film. As his mate says: “You do put yourself in these situations though, dontcha?”