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Noth­ing pretty in this movie stays that way for long so I’m not sure how the title fits but this was an inter­est­ing film nonethe­less. Dirty Pretty Things stars Chi­we­tel Ejio­for, a great actor who I believe has never really got­ten his due. He plays a hard work­ing ille­gal alien liv­ing in Lon­don named Okwe. The life of an ille­gal is dirty, shady, and hum­ble and Okwe trys his best to be a good man despite. He works more than one job and sel­dom sleeps. Every ille­gal alien has a story and Okwe has an inter­est­ing one. When his past comes to light and col­lides with his sense of honor and the plight of a female friend, every­thing hits the fan. The female friend is played by Audrey Tautou, the other star of this film. She’s the face on the movie poster. Her story is a bit more com­mon but is easy to feel for her as well.

There are a lot of inter­est­ing lit­tle char­ac­ters here, each with their own lit­tle story, the hotel owner, the whore, the door­man, the guy who works in the hos­pi­tal morgue, and oth­ers. This story is more about the chal­lenges, hopes, and dreams of the peo­ple you tend to ignore as you go on about your per­sonal busi­ness. The taxi dri­vers, jan­i­tors, maids, and count­less oth­ers are peo­ple you pass by and don’t give a sec­ond thought but their lives can be vibrant, chal­leng­ing, and full of fla­vor. I enjoyed this movie and give it a 4 out of 5 marks.