NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Leofwine_draca JUNGLE STREET is a low rent British crime film from prolific director Charles Saunders. It has a fair share of problems but nonetheless works thanks to some strong acting from the leads and the narrative itself, which is a fun mish-mash of timely themes and the occasional bit of suspense.The film incorporates some of the burgeoning 'kitchen sink' drama genre into its running time in its depiction of the home life of youthful tearaway David McCallum, a man who despises his family and his whole class and wants to make something better for himself. This means turning to crime to make ends meet, and you can guess how that ends up. Like a lot of low budget British crime films, much of the action centres around a nightclub, or rather a strip club in this instance.This is where much of the padding comes into it. The first half of the film in particular is full of tame striptease sequences which show no nudity but are nonetheless quite racy at times. They go on forever and they parade many attractive actresses around which is no bad thing really, particularly when the chief stripper is the young and lovely Jill Ireland, a really arresting presence here.The plot is further complicated by police investigation and the release from jail of a seasoned criminal, played with relish by Kenneth Cope. Cope and McCallum have some good scenes together which makes the story work. There's an inevitable heist sequence which is well directed and an effective climax. No classic, but more than watchable for what it is.

naseby Not entirely awful, but not entirely good either, Mainly, if you're a fan of the British film-noir crime genre of course. David McCallum, a brooding, vicious, little villain decides to kill for money. Enter his old chum Kenneth Cope, fresh out of prison as the mate wanting his cut from another job they did yet HE went inside for. McCallum talks his chum into that 'one last job'at the strip club he frequents, having sized-up the Boss's takings from the office safe even though Cope's five minutes out of prison. But can McCallum ride his luck and stop at killing? Nope - he carries on, basically. That's about it and of course, as no-one in those days in British cinema at least was allowed to be seen to be getting away with crime, (until after 1970 I believe?). That's about it as I say, he gets his in the end. Set among the world of a strip club in typical 50s/60s style of Brylcreem, cigarettes and bad jazz music complete with cymbals at the drum kit,(oh and London smog) the script is pretty ordinary and does drag in a few places. It has its 'kitchen-sink' atmosphere, arguing with his dad, but he is a villain so it's not surprising. However, it has just enough to hold you as another one for the wet Saturday/Sunday afternoon slot when you haven't anything to do. It IS, interestingly worth seeing alone perhaps for McCallum playing an out-of-character villain, with a cockney accent of sorts, something not seen a lot of in his career, the only other one offhand I can think of for him was 'Violent Playground'. Although Cope's played 'wrong-uns' he plays a good role as just that. Worth also of note, McCallum's then-wife Jill Ireland starring as the 'girl in the picture'. Pretty lame ending but the one you couldn't do much with, well, they couldn't here!

malcolmgsw This film is mainly set in a striptease club where none of the girls actually take off more than a pair of shoes.All rather tame.Having already killed a man in a street robbery Mccallum teams up with Cope ,just out of jail to rob the club.Mccallum wants all the money for himself and lays out Cope.Rather a silly thing to do bearing in mind that Cope had previously covered up Mccallum's involvement in a prior robbery.The caretaker raises the alarm.Mccallum takes Ireland hostage in her flat.A tailor in the next door office tries to disarm him and is shot and killed.Mccallum is caught by the police and takes him off for his date with the hangman.All rather poverty stricken,padded out with some truly hopeless acts at the club.I wonder if there was a "continental"version of this film.Might have been more interesting.

gordonl56 This is a just watchable crime film starring the then husband and wife team, David McCallum and Jill Ireland. Ireland is a stripper in a low-rent peeler bar in London. McCallum is the club's go-fer who has eyes for Ireland. Needing some extra cash to try and impress Ireland he pulls a roll job in a dark alley. However, he was a bit heavy with the violence and the victim dies. One of the clubs members, Brian Weske, puts two and two together and does a bit of blackmail. McCallum now decides he needs a big score to get out from under the blackmail. He enlists the help of just released convict, Ken Cope. They plan to hit the safe after a good weekend. Needless to say everything falls to pieces and McCallum ends up killing another man before the cops grab him. Film needed to lose 10-15 minutes of dead time in-order to quicken up the pace. Ireland does a nice bit as the stripper with a less than golden heart. Not good, but by no means a total waste of time.