What a waste of a good cast. What was the writer/director trying to do here? I can only assume that the exploding police car shoot out was grafted on to give some USA appeal, as was the appallingly contrived police station shoot out. So out of the window with gritty realism (these things don't happen in Ulster let alone in London). I really wanted to like this, but all the actors looked confused about their characters motives, except "Julian" who just went for all out crazy. The plot could have worked, but not with this direction. Even the title had a tenuous link to the film ("You used to be a Face" whatever that means. Must get my cockney gangster dictionary out, guvnor.) Individual scenes stood out as thrilling, but in general, the plot tried to make a dignified exit, but tripped over the doormat. I am surprised at the IMBD rating - a definite 5/10 of a film.
