Watched it on Film 4 the other night, which is now free in the UK on Sky and Freeview.
A film by Shane Meadows who is supposed to be an ‘up and coming’ English director.
Music and sound are good. Atmospheric. Don’t expect a Hollywood soundtrack! Basic but clear and balanced.
Good characters, strong and believable. A bit of the support acting was a bit 'wooden' but the lead character was well acted, disturbingly so! Wonder where HE grew up!?
Really good story. You wouldn’t want this guy as an enemy, no matter WHO you were!
Set in the North West of England. Definitely for adults only. If you are easily offended, do not watch this film.
On a personal note, it seems that the majority of films that you could class as mainstream, always seem to depict people from the North West in the same way. No wonder we have a stigma attached to us Northerners!
Easily identifiable locations, if you’re from the Pennine area, and depending on your social environment.
Some would describe it as ‘gritty’.
It’s a psychological thriller with an adult theme and adult language. Be warned!
Genuinely funny in places, but extremely dark and disturbing in others, for most anyway!
If you enjoyed “Sexy Beast”, “Se7en”, "Revolver" and the series “Cracker”, you’ll love this.
Just remember, don’t mess with someone’s family!
Only downside was the ending, but that’s just my opinion, didn't seem to fit in with the 'theme' of the film as a whole, a little 'too' commercial, if you get my drift.
The end tune should have been ‘The Verve’ – ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’
I enjoyed it, and will be keeping an eye out for any future films by this director.
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