Rough Around the Edges

'Rough around the Edges' a truly brilliant take on Northern life in Britain that does exactly what it says on the tin. After watching this film at the Salford film festival I was truly surprised leaving the screening with a smile on my face giggling about various gags and cheap jokes that had the audience laughing out loud throughout.

Keeping in mind this film was made on a zero budget I think all the cast and crew involved have done a great job and should be very proud of this new British comedy. As a first film for Jim Dickinson I believe he has more than proved he can write and direct a good comedy and should be one to watch out for in the future.

I'm happy to read on IMDb that a Rough around the Edges trilogy is planned.

Britain is sinking down the drain. I've always wondered who to blame for the sinking morals of society, the obsession with sex, the me me me culture. I've seen them on film. Now I know.

Rough Around the Edges is quirky. It's brilliant. It's not put together like anything I've seen before, certainly nothing that's stuck in my memory. If you used to seeing films in the standard format, then this is like a trip to "Kill Bill".

It's hard to believe this is a first effort from director Jim Dickinson. Can I compare Jim with Quentin Tarantino? I don't know. There's something there though, the obsession, the unique approach.

The character are well thought out. Not too complex but they all have their faults, something that the film starts to exploit. The humour is low, somewhere around the gutters of society that the film represents. But for all it's swimming in the cesspit of human morality this film is above all funny.

I can't wait to see the promised follow ups. There's lots to go at, areas to be groped, people to be exploited.

4 inches is normal....Isn't it???? Please?????

I have to say that it's about time that a British director took advantage of a theme started by 'the Office' and applied it to a range of people from all walks of society, and make have a good old belly laugh at ourselves..to quote Nikolai Gogol "in all my life never have I laughed so hard at myself"...there is something for everyone here, whether you are like the toilet salesman, his MD, or you know someone like them, you are ineluctably drawn into the lively script, with the often sharp crisp and dry humour belonging to the cornucopia of British people. Refreshingly set in Yorkshire, with folk who 'tell it like it is' I found myself laughing uncontrollably, smirking occasionally, and at times feeling sorry for the plights of some of the characters. This comedy takes you through the gamut of emotions. The down to earth crudities of the language I found added realism and humour, and not offensive in the context of the script. Unlike the previous review on here I found it to be far better than Krull, and I suspect the author of that review has not watched this, or 'Krull', and maybe the only reason for this bad review is that possibly one of the characters may have struck a chord that caused the author to be introspective and found it unsettling! Overall, a dynamic, quirky, lively and entertaining mix, smacking of 'the office' and 'the Hitch hikers Guide to the Galaxy'. I hope we see this on the TV this year. I'm sure it will be a hit!

I heard about this film through a friend and as a regular visitor to the Salford Film Festival I thought I'd pop along and have a look. I wasn't expecting much but boy was I wrong.

Apparently this is the directors first film but it's certainly no amateur effort. It's brilliantly written, well put together and although the budget constraints show occasionally it never detracts from the overall feel of the film.

The cast all act their socks off, the taxi drivers in particular are very funny, they deserve their own film.

If this is what they can do with no budget, wow, someone give them some cash, the next one will be amazing. It's great to see a truly funny comedy coming from the UK.

Well done to all involved.

rough around the edges, it does what it says on the tin, the tin been the vessel for the roll of film it contains, a fascicle and well directed independent film that is the dog's b**locks, independent film really is getting better and this film proves my point to a tee. witty sometimes in your face humour that alexi sayle would be proud of, brash and crude it as it all, this is the Britain we live in and to watch it unfurl before your eyes it is bloody side splitting funny, some great acting in there from all lead characters. independent take note of these guys they mean business i could watch this over and over, i have seen some films in my time but this is up there with some of the best written modern comedy satires and truly original, i want the writer to be my new best friend (genius) and put the film world to rights or writes,more please more man.