The Times ★★★★
“Taken as a whole, this is a depiction of the capital that’s harsh and humane, familiar and strange“
Dirty Movies ★★★★
“This is not a patchwork of random short films. It all gels together neatly. The films flow nicely, just like the River Thames“
“The outcome is a heartfelt, gentle and at times dour tribute to the razzmatazz of cultures, lifestyles and lonely existences in London“
“Go on and talk to a stranger on the street, London Unplugged seems to encourage us. Be a little more adventurous, you could strike a new friendship, love or even gold.”
Guardian ★★★
“How refreshing to see London without its make-up on. This is a film devoid of Richard Curtis-like fairytale“
The List ★★★
“Yet to (Nicholas) Cohen belongs the film's greatest strength: an interlinking interview with a real-life female athlete, an immigrant herself, whose epic run from east to west links these stories together. Her experiences give a powerful sense of the city as both opportunity and oppressor, and underscore the film's authentic voice“
