The pure genius of Peter Cook on full display. A breathtakingly brilliant twist on the Faust story, with a script to sell your soul for! You can't fail to be bedazzled by this British masterpiece.

Wow! A bit of a revolution in British crime movie making. And superb entertainment.

Fantastic full blooded semi biopic about a larger than life crime king. Has the absolute lot and is about 'as subtle as an air raid' to quote Vic Dakin. Burton is a sensation, whatever some say.

Should be a slight film this, given the fairly whimsical idea, but this movie is anything but slight, it is a minor classic. And that's all down to the best in British acting and great directing.

An artistic film with a real streak of idealism about it. Shows the other side of life in that swinging decade.

Masterful film version of a mesmerising piece of modern theatre.

Loach's most honest piece of work because nothing is forced or over realistic here. Speaks volumes about the old north.

A type of oddity that the British do so well. The story itself is the compelling thing in this movie. It could be directed with more flair perhaps, but it does have a classy feel.

Very gently made tear jerker with a sensitive performance by McDowell.

Well made mystery thriller which uses its location well.

Cheap as chips but much fun, another imaginative movie with a camp style of horror in the best British tradition.

Great film spin off of a so-so sit-com. It works better as one film than it did as an endless and predictable TV series.

A brooding version of an intimate novel, a little arty but very well acted.