''4.3.2.1.'' (which stands for "4 girls, 3 days, 2 cities, 1 chance") is a 2010 British crime thriller film directed by
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a British actor, screenwriter, director, and comic book writer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010), he played Sam in the films ''Kidulthood'' (2006), ''Adu ...
and Mark Davis, written by Clarke and starring
Emma Roberts,
Tamsin Egerton,
Ophelia Lovibond
Ophelia Lucy Lovibond (born 19 February 1986) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Carina in the film ''Guardians of the Galaxy,'' Izzy Gould in the BBC's ''W1A'', Joyce Prigger in HBO's ''Minx'', and Kitty Winter in CBS's ''Ele ...
,
Shanika-Warren Markland,
Mandy Patinkin,
Helen McCrory,
Kevin Smith,
Susannah Fielding,
Camille Coduri and Clarke.
''4.3.2.1.'' follows four feisty girls who get caught up with a diamond theft heist.
Clarke wrote ''4.3.2.1.'' with the intention of making a more mainstream film in regards to his previous work, ''
Kidulthood'' ''
Adulthood'' and ''
West 10 LDN'', which were gritty crime drama films set in West London. ''4.3.2.1'' was released in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2010. The film received mixed to negative reviews and was a box office bomb.
Plot
Four 19-year-old friends: Joanne, Cassandra, Shannon, and Kelly, all meet one other at a diner, where they see Dillon and Smoothy. As the police turn up, Dillon and Smoothy run off and Dillon accidentally drops a stolen diamond into Cassandra's bag. The four girls then walk out and go their separate ways home.
Shannon returns home just as her mother is leaving her father. Jo calls Shannon over to the 24-hour supermarket where she works with Angelo, but tells her to leave as soon as she arrives. When she refuses, Dillon kisses Jo, upsetting Shannon, so she grabs a Pringles tube from the shop and runs away. After getting drunk at a bar, Shannon is attacked by a gang and then rescued by Kelly. Shannon finds out that Kelly is searching for "15 diamonds". One is already in Cassandra's bag, and the rest are in the tube that fell out of Shannon's bag when she was attacked. Shannon escapes and retrieves the tube, then leaves a message informing Jo about the diamonds. Later, Shannon tracks down her mother and accuses her of not caring about her, especially when she forced her to get an abortion. Shannon soon holds the diamonds above a bridge, contemplating suicide.
Meanwhile, Cassandra visits New York City to meet up with Brett, whom she has met on the internet, and audition for a piano school. She has sex with Brett and in the morning finds all her possessions gone, except for her handbag, which contains a diamond. She also finds a letter written by Shannon's mother explaining why she left. She mails it to Kerrys' house to deliver it to Shannon. She goes to Brett's house to find that Brett is a stalker who hacked into Cassandra's computer, taking videos of her. When the fake Brett comes, she knocks him out and erases the footage and proceeds to take photos of his genitals as revenge. Cassandra forces her way into an impromptu audition with Jago Larofsky and wins a place at his school. She then leaves to go home to London, telling Jo she knows where Shannon is.
After witnessing her brother Manuel receive a package with instructions from Dillon and Smoothy, Kerrys and her girlfriend Jas break into Cassandra's home and stay there for the weekend. Manuel arrives there and they discover a panic room. Manuel locks them in the panic room, returns the package to Dillon and Smoothy as instructed and throws a party. When the two girls escape from the panic room, they angrily force everyone out of the flat. Kerrys goes home and finds Shannon's mother's letter that Cassandra had sent her. After making amends with her father, she locks Manuel in the trunk of his new car and drives off to find Shannon, but when he tries to attack her, she crashes the car into Jo's shop.
Jo begins to become suspicious of her new manager, Tee, who has been working with Dillon and Smoothy to deliver the diamonds, but one is missing. Dillon and Smoothy come to get the money, but find that Tee has betrayed them, keeping the money for himself, and they hold up the store in retaliation. When Shannon arrives, Jo tries to make her leave and Dillon kisses Jo, whom unseen to Shannon, is at gunpoint. Shannon leaves, stealing the tube of Pringles, which unbeknownst to her contains the 14 diamonds Tee had hidden inside. The next day, Jo realizes that Shannon has the diamonds, and when Tee is about to be shot by Kelly, Jo rescues him before Kerrys crashes Manuel's car into the shop. Jo helps Kerrys escape and leaves a note and a DVD implicating Tee, but when he tries to run, Angelo attacks him and Tee is then arrested by the police.
Cassandra returns with the last diamond. She meets Jo and Kerrys and they go to find Shannon. They talk her down and give her the letter, comforting her. They put the 15 diamonds together, give them to the police and fly to New York City with Kelly also on the plane.
Cast
*
Emma Roberts as Joanne
*
Tamsin Egerton as Cassandra
*
Ophelia Lovibond
Ophelia Lucy Lovibond (born 19 February 1986) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Carina in the film ''Guardians of the Galaxy,'' Izzy Gould in the BBC's ''W1A'', Joyce Prigger in HBO's ''Minx'', and Kitty Winter in CBS's ''Ele ...
as Shannon
*
Shanika Warren-Markland
Shanika Warren-Markland is a British actress and writer. She is known for her roles in '' More Than Love'' and ''4.3.2.1.''
Early life
Markland attended Sion Manning Roman Catholic Girls' School in West London. At the age of thirteen, Markland ...
as Kelly
*
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, '' Anuvahood''.
Career
Deacon was brought up ...
as Dillon
*
Susannah Fielding as Jas
*
Jacob Anderson as Angelo
*
Freddie Stroma as Cool Brett
*
Adam Gillen as Geek Brett
*
Linzey Cocker as Gwen
*
Plan B as Terry
*
Ashley Thomas as Smoothy
*
Alan McKenna
Alan may refer to:
People
*Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname
*Alan (given name), an English given name
**List of people with given name Alan
''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.''
*Al ...
as Mr. Jones
*
Camille Coduri as Mrs. Phillips
*
Sean Pertwee as Mr. Richards
* Davie Fairbanks as Fraser
*
Nicholas Briggs as Barry
*
Kate Magowan as Mrs. Richards
*
Helen McCrory as Mrs. Jones
*
Ben Miller as Mr. Philips
*
Alexander Siddig as Robert
*
Michelle Ryan as Kelly
*
Eve as Latisha
*
Mandy Patinkin as Jago Larofsky
*
Kevin Smith as Big Larry
*
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a British actor, screenwriter, director, and comic book writer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010), he played Sam in the films ''Kidulthood'' (2006), ''Adu ...
as Tee
*
Andrew Harwood Mills
Andrew Harwood Mills (born 5 January 1980 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English actor.
Biography
Early life
Andrew Harwood Mills was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He grew up in the village of Heptonstall, famous for Ted Hughes, Sylvia ...
as Phil
*
Gregg Chillin
Gregg Chilingirian (born 15 December 1988) better known by his stage name Gregg Chillin, is an English actor and writer born in Cambridgeshire.
Early life
Gregg Chilingirian was born in December 1988 in Cambridge to parents of Armenian and Engli ...
as Manuel
Critical reception
The film has received largely negative reviews from critics, most critiquing the screenplay, shaky cinematography, and horrible main characters. , the film holds a approval rating on film review website
Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews with an average rating of .
Peter Bradshaw from British newspaper ''
The Guardian'' and Wendy Ide from ''
The Times'' both gave the film a negative review. Bradshaw said the film is "all over the place", also deeming that the acting is on the "torpid side", and Ide believed the film "might just claim back a small corner of the multiplex audience from the relentless onslaught of cynical Hollywood garbage" and described the film as "mostly" bad.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on 28 May 2010 by
Sony Music Entertainment.
# "
Keep Moving"-
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, '' Anuvahood''.
Career
Deacon was brought up ...
&
Bashy
Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by his stage name Bashy, is an English actor and rapper.
Early life
Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West London, the first born of a Jamaican mother and Dominican father. He attended St. M ...
featuring
Paloma Faith
# "No Bullshit" –
Bodyrox
# "When I'm Alone" –
Lissie
Elisabeth Corrin Maurus (born November 21, 1982), known as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", in November 2009. Her debut album, ''Catching a Tiger'', was released in June 2010. Her second stu ...
# "Ya Get Me" (Movie Snippet) –
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, '' Anuvahood''.
Career
Deacon was brought up ...
# "On This Ting" –
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, '' Anuvahood''.
Career
Deacon was brought up ...
# "A Different Light" – Kerry Leatham
# "Bend Over" (Movie Snippet) –
Kevin Smith &
Tamsin Egerton
# "Better Days" (Revox) –
Speech Debelle featuring
Micachu,
Wiley and Incredubwoy
# "I Wanna Party" –
Mz Bratt
# "Don't Look Back" – The Union Exchange
# "Go Home" –
Eliza Doolittle
# "Do You Fancy Me?" (Bluff) – Kerry Leatham
# "No Significance" – Davinche featuring
Henriette Bond
# "Drunk Girls" –
Stefan Abingdon
The Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy/parody music group from London. They are most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single "TiK ToK" by American pop artist Ke$ha. The group currently has three m ...
# "Paradox" –
WKB featuring Myles Sanko
# "Dance Flor" – Davinche
# "This Year" –
Mz Bratt featuring Griminal
# "Forever" –
Ashley Walters Ashley Walters may refer to:
* Ashley Walters (actor) (born 1982), English rapper and actor
* Ashley Walters (artist) (born 1983), South African artist
{{Hndis, Walters, Ashley ...
# "She's a Gangsta" –
Bashy
Ashley Thomas (born 4 February 1985), also known by his stage name Bashy, is an English actor and rapper.
Early life
Thomas was born in Hammersmith, West London, the first born of a Jamaican mother and Dominican father. He attended St. M ...
featuring
Zalon
# "You Took My Shopping" (Movie Snippet) –
Tamsin Egerton
# "Typical Actor" –
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, '' Anuvahood''.
Career
Deacon was brought up ...
# "Pretty Young Things" –
Bodyrox
# "My Size Kid" – Adam Deacon
# "Strangely Sexy Though" (Movie Snippet) –
Emma Roberts
References
External links
*
{{Noel Clarke
2010 films
2010 crime thriller films
2010s heist films
British crime thriller films
British heist films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Noel Clarke
Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Universal Pictures films
Hyperlink films
Films with screenplays by Noel Clarke
2010s British films