The fact that this story will live on through being communicated in such a unique way is amazing, and the filmmakers have told this story with ingenious creativity. A thought-provoking, challenging and wondrous film.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 1, 2020

[I]t is because of its depressing background that makes this stand out as a musical.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2019

As far as innovation goes, London Road is streets ahead - however its intrinsic qualities of "spoken word" song and laudable accuracy may not have such impact on repeat viewings.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2019

The idea of London Road is much more interesting than anything on the screen, be it visually or audibly.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 1, 2018

For anyone in the mood for something that bucks against the norm, London Road will stun and delightfully perplex from the opening frames.

| Aug 28, 2018

London Road is a wonderful representation of all that is exceptional about the British film industry.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 13, 2018

Making full use of the panoramic possibilities that film allows, Norris has widened out his perspective to up the emotional stakes while also deepening one's sense of an enclave that risks erosion from within faced with the prospect of a murderer.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 22, 2017

The result is a somewhat macabre yet very mundane modern opera, which I... absolutely hated.

| Original Score: 0/5 | Oct 30, 2017

... a remarkably complex and incredibly creative look at the impact of how negative publicity affects the self-image of a town and its people and how they bond together to repair themselves and the place they call home.

| Sep 15, 2017

...a haunting piece of work that is often all too real.

| Original Score: 18/20 | Dec 8, 2016

It's an experiment you're unlikely to see the likes of again, and a surprisingly upbeat take on a terrible tale, sweetening the despair without diminishing its power.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 23, 2016

London Road emerges as a marvellous, uplifting exercise, brimming with humanity and sensitivity towards its subject matter.

| Nov 23, 2016

Once Rufus Norris's film gets going, it quickly reveals itself as a vibrant, almost revolutionary work.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 18, 2016

What starts out like a documentary soon morphs into something quite odd but strangely compelling, a social commentary of sorts about everyday people confronting a shocking and monstrous reality close to home.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 17, 2016

All in all, a brilliant piece of work.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 7, 2016

Rarely does a town unite to tell its story in such circumstances, so it's a shame London Road fails to delve as deeply as it surely could have.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | Sep 29, 2016

An undoubted oddity that some will find penetrating and others irritating.

| Original Score: C | Sep 25, 2016

This is not a conventional docudramoada but one that anyone that loves the variety of film genres (AKA: film nut) should do themselves a favor and see "London Road."

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 22, 2016

The film is adapted from a stage play, and it shows in every frame.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 21, 2016

London Road does slow to a crawl at times, and occasionally it's hard to get past its inherent weirdness. But when the characters' movements are dancelike and their songs rhythmic, you may just be mesmerized.

| Sep 19, 2016