South West 9

We really rented this DVD on a gamble - I hated human traffic and even though the cover of SW9 said "trainspotting meets pulp fiction" (usually speaking this assures you that the movie is bad ;) - we went for it.

The beauty of this movie lies not in the story, but more in the total production, the characters and the excellent music. It all makes you experience the life of these clubbers and scammers in a really authentic way. Some parts of the movie even reminded me of (the far superior) Requiem for a Dream.

All in all it's a great movie that will certainly appeal to anyone who ever ate Disco Biscuits :)

I had never heard of South West 9 before, and bought it last week after I heard Stephen Lord was in it (one of my favorite actors, he has a small role but he's the best!) as it was only £1.80 from Amazon I was surprised to find a decent film - certainly better than many Hollywood and even British films released recently. I don't know why its such an unknown film. The plot is fairly straightforward, although some of the flashback sequences are rather annoying. The characters, although not likable are interesting and u still feel for them. There are a lot of drugs in the film, but not glamorised or shown judgmentally. I'd recommend this film to anyone - its entertaining and, I think rewatchable.

xx

Set chiefly in squalid locations - squats, hang-outs, and semi-derelict buildings - and featuring a cast of pushers, crusties and skammers, SW9 is concerned to show how the drug culture can be equally alluring to parents, professionals and religious figures - with 'respectable' family or professional backgrounds.

Archive and media footage is used to paint a great picture of the colour and cultural history of a particular part of South London, and to reinforce the film-makers' concern with British and international political issues.

I enjoyed the restraint and narrative pace of the film and I particularly loved the twist whereby we discover something about a character we might have taken for granted.

I recently saw this awful film.i rented it from the local video shop,wishing now that i hadnt wasted £2:50 of my hard earned money! The writers have no original ideas,or if they have,they havent shown it in this film.It is supposed to be a mix of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction like films,but instead it was a mix of the worst film ever and the most painful experience youve ever had. If you want to be bored out of your mind,not understand half of the film or why a particular thing has happened,then watch this film. You'd be better off watching paint dry.

This is possibly one of the worst films I have ever seen. The plot and characterisation is clumsily handled. There isn't one character you feel sympathy for and all in all I felt that the film lacked charm or warmth. All of the characters felt like sketches and not real people you could identify with or feel empathy. The multi plot storyline popularised by Guy Ritchie is used to no real positive effect. The message of crack addiction ruins lives whilst unsettling was sanctimonious. Saying crack addiction is a not good for you is like saying the Sun is hot. The depiction of Brixton was passé and out of date. The film makers made Brixton look like something out of the early 90's. I sat through 2 hours of monotonous rubbish and I wish I had listened to my partners requests of wanting to hire You Me and Dupree instead. I am struggling to find any redeeming qualities about this film. I can safely say that I would live a happy and content life if I never laid eyes on this film again. Rubbish with a capital R.