A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
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68% of critics liked it
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A group of outsiders and misfits find each other -- with mixed results -- in this comic drama. Romeo (Andrew Shim) and Gavin (Ben Marshall) are neighbors in a working-class neighborhood in Nottingham. Romeo is a short, stocky, but tough black kid who's about 13; he lives with his no-nonsense… More A group of outsiders and misfits find each other -- with mixed results -- in this comic drama. Romeo (Andrew Shim) and Gavin (Ben Marshall) are neighbors in a working-class neighborhood in Nottingham. Romeo is a short, stocky, but tough black kid who's about 13; he lives with his no-nonsense mother Carol (Ladene Hall) and older sister Ladine (Vicky McClure) after the departure of abusive husband and father Joe (Frank Harper). Gavin is the same age, but he is taller, thinner, and walks with a bit of a limp; he's an only child who lives with his overprotective mom (Julia Ford) and weak-willed father (James Higgins). The boys make friends with a strange local character named Morell (Paddy Considine), who helps them in a fight with other boys and has an eye for Ladine. After Gavin plays a prank on Morell, he flies into a rage and cuts all ties with Gavin. When Romeo, however, finds that Morell has nowhere to stay, he offers him a room in his house, partly for friendship and partly in hopes it will keep his father away. The more Romeo hangs out with Morell, the less he sees his old friend Gavin (who is recuperating from surgery on his leg), but when Ladine loses interest in Morell, he becomes increasingly unstable until finally he finally erupts in violence. Bob Hoskins makes a cameo appearance as Gavin's tutor, while director Shane Meadows plays a fish and chips salesman. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Shane Meadows
- Written By
- Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 20, 2000 Limited
- Studio
- USA Films
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
This smashing movie is fresh, true and poignant as a song.
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
Hard to believe a film can be both touching, dark, and disturbing all at the same time...
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Keeps things real, up to a certain point.
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Cast
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Andrew Shim
as Romeo Brass
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Ben Marshall
as Gavin "Knocks" Woolley
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Paddy Considine
as Morell
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Frank Harper
as Joe Brass
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Julia Ford
as Sandra Woolley
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James Higgins
as Bill Wooley
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Vicky McClure
as Ladine Brass
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Ladene Hall
as Carol Brass
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Bob Hoskins
as Home Tutor
- Darren O. Campbell
- Martin Arrowsmith
