Convenience

2013

Comedy

5
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 947 947

Plot summary

Two friends attempt to rob a petrol station but are so useless that they end up working there all night.


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April 07, 2024 at 06:32 AM

Director

Top cast

Anthony Head as Barry
Craig Russell as Husband
Tony Way as Posh Stoner #2
720p.WEB
800.95 MB
1280*528
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 54

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by FlashCallahan 7 / 10

Crinkley Nut Crisps......

Ajay and Shaan, as they attempt to rob a petrol station to clear a debt owed to some Russian gangsters from a strip club.

However, things don't go to plan when they discover that the petrol station's safe is on a time lock and won't open until 6am.

Desperate, the pair decide to tie up supervisor Levi, disguise themselves as workers and wait it outÂ…without ever trying to reference Clerks....

Movie studios should have more faith in their product, rather than having studio plants write almost delusionally good reviews for their movies.

Some I have read are truly laughable, and almost dissuade the reader from watching the finished product, which is a shame, because this, despite all it's shortcomings, is a lot of fun.

So the majority of the narrative is set in the titular spot, and between having little arguments between the pair of them, and trying to justify their actions to Levi, we have the random people you'd expect to pop into a petrol station at silly o' clock in the morning, with very mixed results.

With the exception of Head, who plays the most human character in the film as a man who has appeared to have lost something dear to him, the customers never really have any connection between Ajay and Shaan, and Levi.

They just appear to be ignorant, Abhorrent, or both toward the customers. And the customers weird traits are just too random to be anything other than eye-rollingly predictable.

So it's good that the three main characters have a lot of depth, chemistry, and an altogether sense of realness to hold the film together.

Yes, it does reference Clerks, but when a film is set mainly in a place of convenience, it's sometimes understandably unavoidable.

There is a subplot involving Levi and her father (whom just happens to be the manager), but it's never really focused on too much, and the final fifteen minutes does leave a lot to be desired, but because the three main characters are so likable, you can forgive it's shortcomings, and enjoy it for what it is.

A likable, harmless comedy.

Reviewed by rhianmclean 10 / 10

It'd be a crime not to see this film!!

When a film is put together in just a matter of a few weeks and the result is this film, then I take my hat off!! Sheer entertainment with some great gags and top performances. A refreshing take on a gangster film. And with such class cameos - what's not to love about Vicky McClure and yes I've always had a soft spot for Anthony Stewart Head - ahem!! It may be low budget, but it's high class. There aren't enough films being made, where the plot doesn't take itself too seriously, but where you sense that the people behind the camera love doing what they do and are good at it too!! As Oliver Twist once said 'please Sir, can I have some more' Ray Panthaki and Adeel Akhatar definitely shouldn't stop here. Great work!!

Reviewed by nathanmanson 7 / 10

Surprisingly funny

I wasn't expecting much from this to be honest. It's a unknown low budget British film. I reckon it's because I'm British and I just understand the humour.

The chemistry of Ray and Adeel was perfect, was just the perfect comedy duo. It's definitely not one of the most complex film I've seen in fact it's the complete opposite of that but it does the job, an easy film you don't have to concentrate on.

British comedies are just be best, the comedy is just so much more relatable. The bickering of Ajay and Shaan was just funny and relatable for anyone with a best friend or a brother. There's always one dumb friend like Shaan.

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