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This is England

posted 16 years ago by monty_106
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I just watched This is England and Stephen Grahams performance was outstanding....I mean I never really took him for a serious actor before....everything he has done in the past has been *beep* really....aside from snatch (which was prety much a comedy role) and some small parts in proper things like band of brothers and gangs of new york.

But I really felt that he was awesome in this role and really showed a wide range of skills....maybe he should be given some better roles in the future after this..

No...he is doing some *beep* sounding heist film called outlaws and some load of bollocks called "awaydays"......sort it out people....give him some proper *beep* material

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[–] jeffersonjemole 16 years ago

yeah this film really showed his acting talents i watched it for the first time yesterday and i reckonised him from somewhere but couldnt place it i never would have guessed it was tommy from snatch because his acting was so good and its shows he can play diverse and leading roles

[–] badass_biatch 16 years ago

Snatch is one of my favourite movies and i've been looking for a movie starring Stephen Graham for a long time so couldn't wait until This is England came out.

He became the character really well and brought something to the role which made him seem as if you knew him, whether you wanted to or not.

A powerful role in a more than powerful movie. This is England has been one of the best movies that i have seen in recent years, that shows people, not just actors but real people and in more than real situations.

You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

[–] TomBon1 16 years ago

i thought he over did it in "This is England" to be honest. He wasn't bad but I didn't find his performance believable.

[–] kodfish1985 16 years ago

i thought he was exceptional as well

'it never occured to me that skin could determine identity'

[–] nboldock 16 years ago

I've just finished watching This Is England (I wish I'd watched it sooner!!!) and Stephen Graham stole the show for me. A genuinely brilliant performance, playing a character which it can't have been easy to "become". He gave Combo real depth and dimension, and I feel it was a performance worthy of recognition.

Awesome film too, absolutely superb.