100 Streets US Release Date

This inner-city triptych follows the lives of a small cluster of Londoners, all dwelling within a single square mile of the capital. A philandering former rugby star (Idris Elba...

The threads may not all be original, but they’re kept nicely distinct. Rather than awkwardly intertwining, they merely brush up against one another.

Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton lead an ensemble drama as a well-to-do couple whose marriage is unraveling.

This well-meaning but slight triptych of British urban parables doesn't quite earn the star quality of Idris Elba and Gemma Arterton.

Idris Elba's celebrity can't save this aimless Altman-esque drama.

Unfortunately, 100 Streets' parts are greater than the whole, forcing it to crash and burn after an absolutely ludicrous third act.

Elba stars as a retired rugby player, opposite Gemma Arterton, in a promising but finally melodramatic and implausible film.

Throughout the film's three interconnected stories, Jim O'Hanlon favors the blunt, maudlin manipulations of Crash.