Convenience (film) explained

Convenience is a 2013 British dark comedy film about two friends who, needing to pay a debt they cannot afford, try to rob a petrol station and end up posing as clerks for the night.^[3] The film was written by Simon Fantauzzo and directed by Keri Collins.

Cast

• Ray Panthaki as Ajay
• Adeel Akhtar as Shaan
• Vicky McClure as Levi
• Anthony Head as Barry
• Jenny Bede as Debbie
• James Bradshaw as Clive
• Daniel Caltagirone as Tommy
• Margaret Jackman as Mavis
• Verne Troyer as Dwight
• Tom Bell as Stoner 1
• Tony Way as Stoner 2

Production

The film was shot in a petrol garage located in Gorseinon, South Wales.

Critical reception

Convenience attracted a positive response from audiences and critics alike. Leslie Felperin, writing for The Guardian, called the film a "fun-fuelled comedy caper" with "good, genuinely funny dialogue". Felperin praised the "likable, tightly synchronised cast".^[4] Nev Pierce, for Empire Online called the film "very funny [...] simple, but strong".^[5] Louie Freeman-Bassett, for Gorilla Film Online felt Convenience would have been better produced as a fifty-minute play, but singled Adeel Akhtar's performance as the film's best.^[6]

External links

• • Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Convenience . British Board of Film Classification. 2015-09-17 . 2017-01-02.
2. Web site: Ray Panthaki - Why I'm Open About Cost Of Film . . 2015-09-29 . Sky News . 2016-12-31 . Panthaki's new film Convenience was independently made for a budget of £80,000 - the same amount it would cost to do just one shot of a Harry Potter movie, he said..
3. Web site: Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper . theguardian.com.
4. Web site: Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper. The Guardian. Felperin. Leslie. 1 October 2015. 17 January 2022.
5. Web site: Convenience Review - Hapless robbers A.J. (Panthaki) and Shaan (Akhtar) hold up a 24-hour garage and end up working there for rest of the night. Empire. Pierce. Nev. 2 October 2015. 17 January 2022.
6. Web site: Convenience (2015) – Review. Gorilla Film Online. Freeman-Bassett. Louie. 24 September 2015. 17 January 2022.