matcoop23
Joined Feb 2006
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Music video guys (both white) try to direct a narrative movie, choose a subject that they clearly no nothing about or have any experience of. Film looks good, starts well, then slowly it becomes clear that the central relationship of the film is paper thin, under developed and badly realised, the runaway couple don't seem to be a couple at all, no sense of love or that they even actually know each other, and then it descends into a honour killing narrative, where nobody involved rings the police, and about 50 people are involved in this (some are white.......). Credibility zero. Writers picked the subject, treated it with no depth, then didn't know what to do with it at all, or how to actually write, or how to end what they choose as a story. The film reaches for importance when but is totally hamstrung by bad writing.
Fizzles to zero in the last half hour. Disappears up its own bum might be another description. No ending, a cop out.
Some decent scenes, which work, some good new actors and nice cinematic locations. Some of it seems well directed at the start especially. Good camera work too. BUT Without a proper story or real characters, by the end it's like a .... Well, a music video.
Director has an eye. Simple fix next time is to Hire a scriptwriter who can tell stories properly. Part of the blame should go to the BFI and lottery types who funded this and signed off on the shoddy script, badly realised characters and the ropey treatment of the serious subject.
Director never made another film, but may have learned good shots and visuals on their own, don't equal a proper story / characters. Missed opportunity. Potentially worth seeing, just don't expect it to work. The Raul Moat joke was good, and Barry and some of the lads seemed authentic, more so than the overall story/scenes.
Fizzles to zero in the last half hour. Disappears up its own bum might be another description. No ending, a cop out.
Some decent scenes, which work, some good new actors and nice cinematic locations. Some of it seems well directed at the start especially. Good camera work too. BUT Without a proper story or real characters, by the end it's like a .... Well, a music video.
Director has an eye. Simple fix next time is to Hire a scriptwriter who can tell stories properly. Part of the blame should go to the BFI and lottery types who funded this and signed off on the shoddy script, badly realised characters and the ropey treatment of the serious subject.
Director never made another film, but may have learned good shots and visuals on their own, don't equal a proper story / characters. Missed opportunity. Potentially worth seeing, just don't expect it to work. The Raul Moat joke was good, and Barry and some of the lads seemed authentic, more so than the overall story/scenes.
Director can shoot nice looking stuff, the opening ten mins are suspenseful and well shot/edited.
After that opening, the whole thing collapsed into a badly realised student film type script with no credible characters, terrible attempts at comedy and zero credibility.
Which is a shame as it had a promising set up, and was attempting to do a Walter Hill type action film.
Characters are paper thin badly realised cliches and the dialogue is dire. There isn't a realistic interaction between anyone after the opening ten or so minutes.
Telling, the opening was mostly silent.
Hire a proper scriptwriter next time (if there is a next time).
Missed opportunity.
After that opening, the whole thing collapsed into a badly realised student film type script with no credible characters, terrible attempts at comedy and zero credibility.
Which is a shame as it had a promising set up, and was attempting to do a Walter Hill type action film.
Characters are paper thin badly realised cliches and the dialogue is dire. There isn't a realistic interaction between anyone after the opening ten or so minutes.
Telling, the opening was mostly silent.
Hire a proper scriptwriter next time (if there is a next time).
Missed opportunity.
Four films - following the cop - the criminal - the lawyer - then the prison sentence - caused trouble for the BBC when it was broadcast - because it showed a pretty bent system - and it was right. Gov not happy .
Brutal, sad, and important TV - made when the BBC was the envy of the world and drama was important - a way of highlighting societal injustice. That time has gone.
Brutal, sad, and important TV - made when the BBC was the envy of the world and drama was important - a way of highlighting societal injustice. That time has gone.