Seriously

wrong

I totally agree I thought it was very disappointing, some great actors, good dialogue but where was the story. Having seen and enjoyed the two films he did after this which had good stories and a lot of panache this was surprisingly dull and pointless.

" i'd rather hollow out my t.v and watch real life through that " hahaha.
Alright film :), however that comment entertained me more

I gotta agree this film is rubbish, just a load of unexplained stories, no paticular plot, poor acting and poor characters, come on how can anyone seriously think this film is anything more than well, below average!?

Sorry, I've copied and pasted what I wrote in another thread but felt it was better suited for this particular thread.

I agree for the most part with the negative views this film got. Horrible movie.

The only poeple who must like this film must be housing estate degenerates. What a mess of a film. One of the worst I've seen in a while.

Watch something like 'This Is England' and then you realise all-the-more what an appalling piece of "film-making" this mess of an effort actually is.

What was it's primary message supposed to be? Why was Paul Nicholls character such a "moral" contradiction (depicted as having a bit of heart but participated in amoral acts without a second-thought AND clearly enjoyng it too!). What was the point of his would-be love interest? Why did he give his unstable friend a gun and then moments later run after him? He already knew that his friend wasn't all-there so why make such a bizarre decision?! Why did everyone celebrate and applaud the same character near the end? Sure, the thug deserved a bullet in him (in my opinion) but why were so many people applauding his act of violence? I mean, perhaps they were because he was finally taking some responsibility for his actions but I don't get the impression that the residents of that area knew the meaning of the word "responsibility".

Brill film? Only if you haven't seen many other films / movies and find illogical, irrational and often amoral behaviour the norm. If you celebrate housing-estate mentality as a good thing, then yeah! This film is "Brill". If you don't, like me, you realise its a very, very poor film.

Thank God for Shane Meadow's and 'This Is England'.

Hovis!

The old "worst movie in the world - ever" strategy.As usual the answer has to be: I guess you've only seen a few movies, then.

Seriously, if this is the worst movie you've seen, then you've only seen a few.

You say: "And saying 'it's true to life, life doesn't follow structure' is all well and good but this is pure toss, literal toss"

I don't know who said that - apart from you. Clearly there is a structure, and a traditional one at that. (Who didn't guess what would happen regarding the the para?

You emphasie this it literal toss (as opposed to pure toss) and this show ignorance of the word literal. Perhaps a small point, but if you want to make a point, then at least don't make fool of yourself by falling into the 'literally' trap.

You cannot just use ratings, who have to use other metrics.
A movie that didn't garner more than 1000 votes over the course of one decade is likely to be risky undertaking in terms of wasting time.

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Life's too short for mediocrity.