star rating represent saturday night friday night friday morning sunday night monday morning unorthodox journalist mike sullivan ( vinnie jones ) flit away his time wind up the local constabulary and try to romance a member of police personnel . but everything change when the landlady of the thames side pub he frequent be find murdered and a transcript of an unpublished novel cum confession by legendary writer charles dickens be find . a he dig deep into both mystery and he be plunge far into mystery and danger than he bargain for . in 1998 and former footballer vinnie jones shoot out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise with his gangster cult classic lock and stock and two smoking barrel . okay and no one be blow away by his act ability and but his presence a a hard man look set to ensure a decent career a a movie tough guy . but it all prove to be a one hit wonder and and all he really achieve after this be support role status amongst far more acclaimed actor in film like go in sixty second and swordfish and before descend into the realm of straight to dvd hell and the late be this muddle and labourous thriller and which might have be okay have he not take other acclaimed and promising new talent star like derek jacobi and julie cox and vanessa redgrave and jason flemyng and mel smith along with him . what cause him to fall from the dizzy height of success so quickly ( apart from maybe be a one trick pony ) be anyone guess ( a dodgy personal life be a possible guess ) but here he be . a script a far fetch and incomprehensible a this would have be a task in anyone hand and but with a miscast look jones in the lead and it even more of a task to fathom . jacobi juxtapose role a a former thesp tramp and dickens himself talk directly to the camera through out be obviously hint build up to something and the script be predictable in other area too . add to this cheap look production value through out and debut director ( also writer ) brendan foley have make a bad first impression . what exactly do i expect with something that come free with the daily mail . .