Junkhearts is a British, nearly-for-TV drama about the relationship between an ex-soldier and a homeless girl, their troubled personalities, and the hard lives they lead;
Though there are some interesting choices in the script during the early developments - the goldfish scene, where Lynnette does for Frank what he did for her in the self-defence scene - ultimately Junkhearts descends rapidly into a tabloid-grime film about crime, wasted youth, and defenceless characters, who from leads become merely a support to the trite story.
This film had potential, but the writers didn't have the material to get a whole hour and a half of film together; all in all, disappointing.
My vote: 5/10 - inconclusive, aimless, self-defeating.
Though there are some interesting choices in the script during the early developments - the goldfish scene, where Lynnette does for Frank what he did for her in the self-defence scene - ultimately Junkhearts descends rapidly into a tabloid-grime film about crime, wasted youth, and defenceless characters, who from leads become merely a support to the trite story.
This film had potential, but the writers didn't have the material to get a whole hour and a half of film together; all in all, disappointing.
My vote: 5/10 - inconclusive, aimless, self-defeating.