Obey (2018)
It's an amazingly dramatic story. In a period of violent social unrest, a young man began his life torn apart in East London real estate. I love a young girl from another place far from where he lives, so the events and circumstances will vary when everything is violent and turbulent within the city of London.
September 29, 2018
Gender, race and class are put under a microscope here. It is not a comfortable look.
April 25, 2018
While he doesn't quite tackle a new subject for a first-time British film-maker, Jamie Jones delivers something different and for the most part absorbing in Obey, a drama set during the East London riots of 2011.
April 24, 2018
Jones gets some nice shots and shrewd moments.
October 31, 2018
It's an ambitious first film, with a lot to admire, but there is also the nagging feeling that despite wanting to present another perspective, Obey is sometimes guilty of trotting out clichés... That aside, it's a valiant debut.
July 11, 2018
While sometimes slow, Obey provokes thought and stays compelling thanks to Marcus Rutherford's quiet magnetism.
April 30, 2018
Writer/director Jamie Jones sets the story, location, urban scenes and tense relationships in a boiling pot brimming over with illicit drug use, binge drinking, petty crime and the wildness of youth.
May 22, 2018
Obey is a compelling watch anchored by visceral, emotional performances by Rutherford and Miller, and a well-crafted script by Jones.

