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A colleague lent me a moody copy of this and I watched it last night.
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
I realise it wasn't a final cut but still think the film was poor.
1. The whole sub plot involving the two old men was awful and should be cut. I actually wanted both of them to die. The one that survived was an awful actor.
2. The visions and dreams experienced by the main character seemed tacked on and had little relevance to his actions to the outcome of the film.
3. Most of the violence in the film was irresponsibly played for comic effect. A few people took a beating but that was it. The only person to get seriously injured did so as a consequence of street crime, not football violence.
4. None of the main characters looked particularly threatening.
5. Two of the big scenes in the film, one at the start and one right at the end were stolen from Goodfellas and Carlitos way respectively.
I went away that the whole film was aimed at young men who read FHM and thought Lock, stock and two smoking barrelswas a good film. It didn't offer any insight into the appeal of football violence for those involved and the only reason or justification offered was that most of them worked all week and wanted a bit of excitement at the weekend.
Some of the music was quite good though, Orbital, Corperation of one etc.
*** SPOILERS AHEAD ***
I realise it wasn't a final cut but still think the film was poor.
1. The whole sub plot involving the two old men was awful and should be cut. I actually wanted both of them to die. The one that survived was an awful actor.
2. The visions and dreams experienced by the main character seemed tacked on and had little relevance to his actions to the outcome of the film.
3. Most of the violence in the film was irresponsibly played for comic effect. A few people took a beating but that was it. The only person to get seriously injured did so as a consequence of street crime, not football violence.
4. None of the main characters looked particularly threatening.
5. Two of the big scenes in the film, one at the start and one right at the end were stolen from Goodfellas and Carlitos way respectively.
I went away that the whole film was aimed at young men who read FHM and thought Lock, stock and two smoking barrelswas a good film. It didn't offer any insight into the appeal of football violence for those involved and the only reason or justification offered was that most of them worked all week and wanted a bit of excitement at the weekend.
Some of the music was quite good though, Orbital, Corperation of one etc.
