in August 2011, theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles, and elsewhere via video-on-demand. Reception Brighton Rock received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that of critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of . The site's critics consensus reads: "Brighton Rock is a lean noir boasting an appealing trio of stars, but its old-fashioned presentation only reinforces how little it distinguishes itself from the superior original." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score from 1 to 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film a 57 based on 24 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews". According to Stephen Holden, "Mr. Joffé has turned Brighton Rock into a full-scale film noir with the stylistic undertow of a more modern British gangster movie. As potentially lethal as the thugs may be, they are also slightly over-the-hill small-time bookies who seem anything but invincible, and the movie gives each a complicated personality. Andy Serkis is outstanding as the oily Colleoni, a smirking sybarite and crime lord with playboy airs." Holden notes "Mr. Riley, now 31, is a little too old to play a teenage gangster, and it throws the movie off somewhat. If Pinkie's recklessly impulsive behavior is that of a frightened teenager, Mr. Riley's slick hair, facial scar and cold, wide-eyed stare suggest a seasoned smoothie who has watched a lot more dirty water slosh under the bridge than any teenager could have witnessed." Nevertheless, Holden concludes "By discarding most of the theological debate [found in the book], the movie is no longer a passion play but a gritty and despairing noir. That’s good enough for me." References External links Brighton Rock: Rowan Joffe interview from BBC Films 2010 films 2010 crime drama films 2010 crime thriller films 2010 thriller drama films British gangster films British crime drama films British thriller drama films British neo-noir films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Graham Greene Films set in 1964 Films set in Brighton and Hove Films set in the 1960s Films shot in England Films shot in London Youth culture in the United Kingdom Films directed by Rowan Joffé BBC Film films StudioCanal films 2010 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films