Critical Reception
The film received mixed reviews upon release. It scored 46% on movie website Rotten Tomatoes, and it scored 55% on the website Metacritic. Roger Ebert gave the film a very favourable review. Charlie Hunnam's attempts at delivering a Cockney accent resulted in his inclusion in many film critics' 'worst accents in movie history' lists.
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