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Showing posts with label shane meadows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shane meadows. Show all posts

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

A British thriller directed by Shane Meadows, starring Paddy Considine and Toby Kebbell.
A man returns from the army to find that his mentally handicapped brother has been tortured in his absence by a group of men he knows. A tale of revenge begins.
Not too bad. The plot was interesting and had a good twist at the right point: Just when you think it's over. The characters were acted convincingly. Technically, it was made quite well. The flashback scenes are difficult to watch and I was rooting for the brother through the whole thing. Stylistically, it shows that it is a newer film with how dramatically the scenes are created. Overall, a pretty decent flick. I rate it adequate.

Monday, November 1, 2010

This is England (2006)


A drama directed by Shane Meadows.
A boy whose father died in a war joins a group of nationalist skinheads.
This film was a little boring. Some highlights include the kid being accepted into the group and given a shirt and suspenders after his haircut, boot shopping with mom and robbing the Pakistani convenient store. It's not really worth watching, but it's not horrible. I'm rating it poor.