i be fascinate to read the range of opinion on ` circus from ` awesome and breathtaking and brilliant and most thing between right down to ` golden turkey candidate . i find myself in the latter camp . the producer obviously think that if they mix plenty of over the top violence with barrage of four letter expletives they would have another ` lock and stock and two smoking barrel on their hand . a pity that they forget to include wit and style and charm and flair . and it be certainly a mistake to feature a visit to welles classic ` the lady from shanghai thus serve to remind u how much good cinema can be . john hannah get his shirt off at every opportunity and a huge american drive around in a mini minor a ` circus pathetically strain for cult status and even the beautiful amanda donohoe can not add any class to these proceeding . if you want to see a good brit film try the sublime ` wonderland .