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  • Actors: Eva Green, Ryan Phillippe, Bernard Hill, Sam Riley, Susannah York
  • Directors: Gerald McMorrow
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: E1 Films
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Jun 2009
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001TEKJU2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,967 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Directed by music video helmer Gerald McMorrow and taking its lead from tales of dystopian futures such as V FOR VENDETTA and 1984, FRANKLYN's narrative is split between two parallel worlds; contemporary London and the the fantastical Meanwhile City. The film weaves a complex, facinatinating tale in which the fates of four people, living in these seemingly disparate realities, collide. A renegade masked vigilante, a pious father in search of his son, a beautiful but disturbed young art student, and a man broken-hearted after being jilted at the alter; a single bullet will determine the destiny of all.

Ryan Phillippe (THE FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, WAY OF THE GUN), Eva Green (CASINO ROYALE, THE DREAMERS) and Sam Reilly (CONTROL, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE) co-star in this nightmarish futuristic thriller.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "If you believe in something strongly enough, who's to say if it's real or not?", 24 Jul 2009
By DangermouseZilla "He's the strongest, he's th... (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.) - See all my reviews
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A mysterious masked man called Jonathan explains that he is going to kill someone that night, we then get the backstory leading up to this event...

...His retrospective tells of the grip of religion, how it is used for social control, and how he is investigating one such religious group who have abducted a girl - one whom he is tasked with rescuing. After learning that the girl was killed he is arrested and gaoled, only to be released four years later on condition that he kill the man responsible for the girl's death. Freedom and revenge - a sweet deal.

This is filmed as a dark fantasy with massive gothic buildings and impressive cityscapes which look like something from Tolkien blended with Blade Runner. This contrasts against the other plotlines which are set in contemporary Britain. The dark fairytale and the modern stories both have parallels, the same characters appear and the plots intertwine. It feels a bit messy at first but after a while you can see how the stories are starting to converge and eventually they intersect, the separate plots come together and we see where the stylistic gothic plot involving the masked man originates.

I heard that many people gave up on this film after watching for a while and finding the various sub plots dauntingly difficult to understand, but everything makes sense in the end, and if you can't see it coming after while then you'll certainly recognise it during the final scenes. Franklyn seems to have been marketed in away which appealed to fans of comicbook action films only to disappoint them. I must admit that I thought it was along those sorts of lines, but it isn't. It isn't an action film, though it certainly does have some action early on, it delves into the psychology of several different people whose lives are linked by different events.

In a nutshell: A film which appears to be a comic-hero fantasy with a damning take on religion and the apathetic masses who blindly follow a religious yet Godless society in a grim future, turns into a drama involving a complex web of relationships which are cleverly weaved to come together for the films finale. Impressive visuals enable two parallel realities to exist alongside each other and keep you wanting to know the relevance of it all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and unusual psychological/fantasy movie., 8 Oct 2009
By pointone (Bournemouth UK) - See all my reviews
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Franklyn [Blu-ray] [2008]

Director and Screenwriter Gerald McMorrow has pulled off something special in this low budget but deeply interesting movie.

The cinematic technique is that of a comic book adaptation, underscored by Jonathan Preest (Ryan Phillipe) wearing a Rorsarch (Watchmen) type facemask part of the time, in fact his character has similar flaws. However I cannot see any comparisons with "V for Vendetta" and "1984" as stated in the Amazon review, this unusual film stands on its own.

Along with the other three main characters Emilia Bryant (Eva Green), Milo (Sam Riley) and Peter Esser (Bernard Hill) Preest is confronting personal trauma by retreating into a fantasy world.

Jonathan Preest into a parallel universe "Meanwhile City", Emilia Bryant by creating a moving work of art of her problems, Milo rediscovering his schoolboy sweetheart , and Peter Esser pointlessly searching for a lost child.

The acting and direction are fine in an excellent example of a film that defies classification.

Cannot recommend highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars At Last.....a film to make you think!!!, 23 Aug 2009
Let's raise the bar on this one - so here's five stars and well deserved! How wonderfully different to find a movie that challenges the viewer and has something new to offer the medium. This is a fantasy film with a difference and like all good fantasy movies it keeps the audience guessing. Pulling together many strands of film genre, from fantasy to reality to film noir and back again it succeeds on just about every level, and what's more it's actually interesting !! There aren't many movies like this about these days, so watch, use the grey matter for a change, and enjoy !
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