Kate Ashfield, James Lance, Enzo Cilenti, and Luke de Woolfson star in this witty comedy as four friends who have night jobs and struggle with the difficulties created by keeping such odd hours. After every shift, the miserable quartet gathers for coffee to talk about their lives, each hoping for something better than the collective rut in which they find themselves.
Regardless of the quality of this spirited sub-slacker comedy, debutant director Saul Metzstein is to be applauded for his casting and choice of cinematographer. Brian Tufano brings the same exemplary sense of place that elevated Trainspotting, East Is East and Billy Elliot to this tangled tale of four flailing friends — womanising shelf-stacker James Lance, jobless ladette Kate Ashfield, twitchy telephonist Enzo Cilenti and lovesick hospital porter Luke de Woolfson. Occasional episodes sit uneasily, but such is the pace and perception of Jack Lothian's script and the unforced affability of Metzstein's direction that the Friends clichés and easy resolutions can be readily forgiven.
