London

Synopsis: In New York, the drug-addicted Syd is consumed by drink and drugs - missing his girlfriend London, who broke up with him six months ago after a two-year relationship. When Syd finds that London's friends throw a going away party for her, he decides to go to the party without an invitation. But first he meets the banker and drug-dealer, Bateman, in a bar to buy coke, and he invites his new acquaintance to go to the party with him. While locked in the bathroom with Bateman snorting coke and drinking booze, Syd recalls moments of his relationship with London, inclusive that he had never said "I love you" to his girlfriend despite her countless requests. Bateman also "open his heart" under the influence of cocaine and tells his impotence problem to Syd; in the end he convinces Syd to talk to London.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Hunter Richards
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
24
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
R
Year:
2005
92 min
Website
1,179 Views


Tell me when you're gonna come.

-Are you coming? You're coming?|-Yeah.

Hello.

Hey, bro, what's up?

l'm crashed out.

What are you doing?

What party?|What are you talking about?

Are you f***ing kidding me?

Are you f***ing kidding me?

Where?

F***!

F***!

The number you have reached has|been disconnected. If you feel you--

No f***ing way!

Where's the phone? Payphone.

Straight to the back,|past the bathrooms, on the left.

Hey, Mallory.

Oh, hey, Syd, what's up?

You gonna go|to Becca's thing tonight?

Yeah, you know, l was gonna go|and say goodbye.

Why, you going?

Yeah, l think so.|Thinking about it. Yeah.

So you still talk to London?

Yeah, you know,|here and there. Why?

Oh, you know, l was just a little|surprised to hear she was moving.

Did she get a place out there?|ls she staying with somebody?

She didn't tell you where|she was staying? Come on, Mal.

l mean, she said something|about moving in with her boyfriend...

...or something, but, l mean,|that's pretty much all l know.

-Can l get you a drink?|-Yeah.

Can l have a vodka? A large one.

Naked, please.

Excuse me. One second here.

Here you go.

Thanks. Hey, look, l didn't--|l didn't mean to be rude.

lt's okay.

-Hey, Syd, l gotta go cash out, so....|-Yeah.

-See you tonight.|-Yeah.

Listen, l'm gonna get a bit of sniff,|so if you want some, just let me know.

-Oh, really?|-Yeah.

How much is it?

Oh, no, don't worry. Just find me.

Don't tell London.|You know she hates that sh*t.

Yeah, like l'm gonna say something.

-All right, well, see you later.|-Yeah, l'll see you.

Your name wouldn't happen|to be Bateman, would it?

-Unfortunately, yes.|-Hey. Syd.

Nice to meet you.|Thank you for coming down.

l know you don't deliver this far down.|l just had a shitty day.

l have to clear my head out.

No worries, mate.

So where do you wanna do this?

We don't want to go in the bathroom.|lt's horrendous in there.

l drove. You wanna use my car?

Your car? Why not?

So how is this sh*t? lt's pretty good?

Can't say l've sampled|any of this batch...

...but considering the source,|l imagine it to be pretty clean, yeah.

So is this like a full-time gig for you?|A full-time job?

No, mate, l'm a banker.

Foreign exchange dealer.|Currency trader.

-Currency trader?|-Euros, pounds, arbitrage, yeah.

Okay, so you're not a dealer.

Mate, l ain't a f***ing dealer.

Strictly a buyer.

l was uptown, you were on my way.|lt's just a favor.

Gotcha. Well, whatever it is,|l really appreciate it, man.

Here we go.

So a currency trader, huh?

How's the money in that, good?

Not if you get stuck on this sh*t, no.

Yeah, l know.|God, what a stupid f***ing drug.

l don't know what you're doing after|this, if you got plans or anything...

...but a friend is having a party two|blocks from here, if you're interested.

No, thanks, mate,|but l've had a sh*t day, believe me.

l just figured, you know,|you came down this whole way.

lt'll probably be pretty good.

What kind of party is it, exactly?

Actually, it's a....

lt's a going-away party for this girl,|for my ex-chick.

But it'll be good, you know,|free booze, free food, hot chicks.

l really shouldn't. Thanks anyway.|l appreciate the offer.

F*** it, Syd. l'm gonna go.|Take it easy.

Why are you gonna go?|Don't go. You just got here.

You walked all the way down here.|Why leave?

Because l've had a horrendous day.

l've decided not to go because l don't|want to meet a loft full of strangers.

-You enjoy yourself.|-Come in for five minutes.

-Get a drink.|-No, man. You go, f*** it.

What do you got|that's better than this?

Girls, free booze, do a line.

l've just come out of the most|psychotic therapy session...

...l've had in f***ing years.|Almost smacked some c*nt for a taxi.

l really don't know|if l'm ready for this sh*t.

Just come in for five minutes.|You don't like it, you can leave.

One f***ing drink, bro.

Mallory will be here.

One drink?

One f***ing drink.

-How you doing, man?|-Evening.

-What is it, 501 1 ?|-Yes.

Thanks, man.

-Hey, Maya.|-Hi, Syd.

-How you doing?|-Good.

-lt's been a while.|-Yeah. How you doing?

l'm good.|Bateman, this is Maya. Sorry.

-Maya, Bateman.|-Nice to meet you.

How you been?|What you been up to?

ln hell, man. l f***ed up on the SATs,|l gotta retake them.

-That's it, you know?|-Right.

Just wanna kill myself. Yeah.

Well, you know, if you want to get out|of SAT mode, l picked up a lot of:

-You know, so....|-Are you dealing now?

Yes, l'm dealing. No, l'm not dealing.|l got more than l need, so if you're....

-All right, man, thanks.|-Just come find me.

-l might take you up on that.|-Did anybody--?

Coming.

-Hello.|-Hello.

-Hey, baby.|-How are you?

-l'm good. Hey, Syd, how are you?|-This, my darling, is for you.

Oh, you guys, shut up. Thank you.

-You know you are the best.|-Nobody's here yet.

Grab a drink.|Make yourself at home.

Hello? Syd and London.

-Don't disrespect them in public.|-ln public.

Let's go upstairs.

Why? Who's upstairs?

Very bad. Catch me.

You're crazy.

What is this?

lt's for you.

-For me? For me?|-For you.

Oh, my God, Syd, l love it.

Thank you.

l love you.

l love you.

Come on, ''l love you too, London,''|you f***er.

You can say it.|l'm not gonna tell anybody.

-London, don't.|-What? What am l doing?

-This.|-What am l doing wrong?

Whatever this is, this obsession|to put a verbal label on everything.

-lt's not about words.|-No, it is about words.

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