Nice idea that sort of ran out of steam for me. I didn't really believe it, although the characters were believeable, if you know what I mean. Good con men are never obvious and he is. Nicely shot though.

Euston Road is a slick little short and, like one of the other comments listed here, it reminded me of a Roald Dahl Tales from the Unexpected twist in the tale kinda thing. Bettany puts in a mesmeric performance that blows his co star off the screen (admittedly his part was the more intriguing and dialogue heavy of the two...). The playful jazzy score keeps things moving along, as does the neat little 'guesses' that the dupe comes up with, and the end credits are a wonderful little sixties homage and work a treat. I would strongly disagree with mr Hawkins comments as I found the 'plot' neither complex or badly written, and as for no resolution? Did we see the same film? It was a con trick perpetrated by Bettany's character, amusingly grabbing a laptop and free bottle of bubbly on the strength of his wits, particularly when you realise just how impish the original teaser question was.... I must agree that style and stars alone don't make a great film, story and direction do - having seen Comandeered Phil should be careful throwing stones when living in glass houses!

I loved this short - a very Brit-Film feel to it, with a strong visual style and musical score which reminded me of a cross between Ocean's 11 and Lock Stock and, unlike some of the comments posted here, I actually enjoyed the ending.

I'm a final year Film & TV production BA student, trying to develop a 10 minute short for my Independent Project, so I appreciate how hard it is to put together an original short form script. This is an inventive and pleasantly succinct work - wish I'd thought of it!

I think some of these comments are a bit harsh! I too felt a little cheated by the 'con' ending but thought overall your film was stylish and nicely shot. Considering how much you must have filmed in one day and the major coup in securing Mr Bettany's services, you can be proud of this 'short' film's acheivements, rather than the few subjective niggles. I'd like to see the idea developed into a longer piece.

as a viewer, you empathise with the victim of the crime - promised an interesting story and then left with a mundane theft.