Convenience (film)

Convenience is a 2013 British dark comedy film about two friends who, needing to pay a debt they cannot afford, try to rob a petrol station and end up posing as clerks for the night. The film was written by Simon Fantauzzo and directed by Keri Collins.

Cast

 * Ray Panthaki as Ajay
 * Adeel Akhtar as Shaan
 * Vicky McClure as Levi
 * Anthony Head as Barry
 * Jenny Bede as Debbie
 * James Bradshaw as Clive
 * Daniel Caltagirone as Tommy
 * Margaret Jackman as Mavis
 * Verne Troyer as Dwight
 * Tom Bell as Stoner 1
 * Tony Way as Stoner 2

Production
The film was shot in a petrol garage located in Gorseinon, South Wales.

Critical reception
Convenience attracted a positive response from audiences and critics alike. Leslie Felperin, writing for The Guardian, called the film a "fun-fuelled comedy caper" with "good, genuinely funny dialogue". Felperin praised the "likable, tightly synchronised cast". Nev Pierce, for Empire Online called the film "very funny [...] simple, but strong". Louie Freeman-Bassett, for Gorilla Film Online felt Convenience would have been better produced as a fifty-minute play, but singled Adeel Akhtar's performance as the film's best.