‘London Calling’: A Hitman Caper-Comedy and Road-Buddy Movie

Veteran assassin is forced to help a crime boss’s son become a man—a hitman—in a series of wacky, action-filled setups. Fun premise, bad execution—pun intended.
‘London Calling’: A Hitman Caper-Comedy and Road-Buddy Movie
Julian (Jeremy Ray Taylor, L) is taught surveillance techniques by hitman Tommy Ward (Josh Duhamel), in "London Calling." Quiver Distribution
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 1h 54m | Action, Comedy | 2025

Close on the heels of Josh Duhamel playing a wilderness-survival-savvy scientist in “Off the Grid,” he follows it up with “London Calling,” a road/buddy movie directed by Allan Ungar.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.