The combination of Cumberbatch and Hardy in one gritty and real film is enough to guarantee it's popularity as far as I am concerned. Added to which, parts of it were filmed very close to where I work which made it even more likeable.
Based on a true account, Cumberbatch plays Alexander, a bookish, intelligent man who meets Stuart, an aggressive drunk and thoroughly mixed up human being at a protest for homeless people.
Despite his initial reactions, Alexander soon forms a close bond with Stuart, enough for him to suggest that he writes a book about Stuart's troubled life so that people can understand why he ended up on 'the wrong side of the tracks'. Stuart is in agreement, but says the best way for his story to be told is backwards like a murder mystery, so that people can see who 'murdered the innocent child that he was'.
The acting from both these people, especially Tom Hardy is superb. It is fluid, frightening, calm, uncomfortable and completely natural and just seems like these two are meant for their parts. The story is actually very moving and quite painful in places. It will certainly leave you with a lump in your throat.
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