Yardie (2018) (original) (raw)
Adaptation of the 1993 novel 'Yardie'.
Adaptation of the 1993 novel 'Yardie'. (less)
Director: Idris Elba
Writers: Brock Norman Brock, Martin Stellman
Starring: Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Akin Gazi, Mark Rhino Smith, Fraser James, Naomi Ackie
Producer: Robin Gutch
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 15, 2019
7 / 10
Idris Elba is known as an actor, and one managing a career with some serious highs and lows. Endeavoring to try out some creative control, Elba makes his directorial debut with �Yardie,� pouring his energy into a Jamaican crime saga that proudly retains its cultural position. Taking cues and mood from helmers Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, and Perry Henzell, Elba attempts to fashion something sprawling, threatening, and distinctly Jamaican, taking viewers into the violent core of West Kingston before moving the tale to London for a more recognizable battleground. An adaptation of the book by V ...read more...
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