Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans

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Green Street Hooligans

Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Elijah Wood, Geoff Bell, Henry Goodman

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Du...( read more  read more... )nham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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  • August 13, 2009
    "Stand Your Ground And Fight."

    A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.

    REVIEW

    Not too cliché thou...( read more)gh it ends up being a hollow melodrama; the finished product dances between loyalty, horror and revenge but it manages to capture this terrible element of British society. Violence is relentless and extreme, making the entertainment fulfilling but the story has a lot of energy. Hooliganism is depicted as intoxicating and the "yankee" transformation looks real, as well as the violence defense and its final condemnation. Don't remember a film dealing with this kind of neighborhood wars. It's certainly a gritty drama and well acted, a portrait of young destroying their lives that makes sense for sure.

    The acting is surprisingly strong with Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Lee Gregory and Claire Forlani delivering performances usually only seen from the big boys. Much of the credit must go to director Lexi Alexander who shows a real flair for tension-filled scenes and getting the most out of an actor.

    It is a bit of a coming of age story for wimpy Wood as Matt, a journalist major at Harvard who gets expelled when he won't fight the drug charges that his roommate sent him up with. The rest of the film is Wood's search for his backbone. Hunnam proves to be an exciting and dynamic leader of men, who actually does have a soul ... even if it is a bit misguided. Forlani flashes her most expressive eyes and does a great deal with her limited role here.

    Check this one out and spread the word on this hidden gem. The action is good, the dialogue is fast and fun and checking out the world of football firms is also very interesting.
  • June 6, 2009
    For a movie its got a good story and sturdy acting and is pretty interesting the main audience and those that get the main juicy bits from the story will probably be ivy league yanks. But come on, is his accent some joke or is that part of his character. "It sounds like bloody aw...( read more)ful mate isn't it," I think not
  • February 22, 2009
    Great movie. If u like Brit movies, football and understand the lingo - and amongst all that is a story with friendship, honor and pretty much stepping up and facing everything head on for what you believe in - football. You can find the deepest part of your soul and integrity i...( read more)n mindless violence - but as it shows, there is a time to fight, and a time to walk away.
  • February 14, 2009
    Elijah Wood always feminine even when fighting in England with the football hooligans, great movie, good script, good shit.
  • December 21, 2008
    After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt lea...( read more)rns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.
  • December 11, 2009
    Brilliant!! hate football but what a film!
  • December 11, 2009
    Loved this look at football in the UK and how serious these fans treat it!
  • December 9, 2009
    this film is the shit
  • December 9, 2009
    Well i like football, but i never understood what was the cool and exciting original thing about this is story (maybe its just for west ham united fans lol), what was the message?, i like movies without any messages though, but the problem starts when the movie tries to give a me...( read more)ssage, but its not clear, so i dont get it??? being a football hooligan is cool? violence its natural to our lives???(yeap sounds cliche)...My country`s god is football, so i know what i am talking about... I know its cool all the stuff of being a die-hard sports fan but this movie was like a bad "fight club" copy, like "yeah let`s free ourselves and lets get respect for our firm" blah blah boring... Maybe this movie is for people who dont live around a football-soccer environment, otherwise dont waste your time ...Elijah wood`s performance is formidable though
  • December 4, 2009
    mean street tool-igans

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