Andrew Shim, Anthony Strachan, Finn Atkins
When her husband Jimmy left her, Shirley thought he was better off dead. She manages to raise their daughter, Marlene, and falls in love with the quiet but loyal Dek, who's a far cry from the charming...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 175 reviews
Been waiting for a while to watch this and found it hard to get hold of. You can certainly see the 'Shane Meadows' stamp on this one, but in comparrison to his other films, it doesn't quite measure up. Meadows himself, is pretty aware of this, as he has spoken of this in interv...( read more)
A different film from Shane Meadows. A nice little story that definitely strays from his usual dark story lines. Overall all though I'm always looking foward to a Shane Meadows film
I loved this, although it isn't laugh out loud funny often. It's a great send up of estate life with a fantastic cast.
Rhys Ifans'i seviyörüm ve çok tatliydi filmde. erkeklerle izlemeyin böyle filmleri bikbik yapiyolar.
While not the best film Medows ever made it's still up there,a bit slow,but still an entertaining comedy/drama,performances are all great,Carlyle especially
Very disapointing. The biggest budget Meadows has ever had to make a film and it just doesn't work for me (massive fan). Great acting from all but not carried forward enough with a very poor script.
my least favourate meadows flick... i expect to get a littel cut up when watchin one of his films, but it didnt do anything for me.
I think Shane Meadows is an exceptionally talented director: this is not one of his better efforts. Nonetheless, there are some great moments and some standout performances, but it all seems to be much ado about nothing. Starts off strong and runs out of steam pretty quickly. ...( read more)
A peculiar and unsatisfying attempt to fuse Meadows' edgy, documentary instincts and his (and his financiers') desire for an art-house U.S. hit on the order of The Full Monty. full review
A spotty yet ingratiating working-class farce that suggests a Mike Leigh movie with opera buffa tendencies. full review
Attempts to take the Spaghetti Western style of Sergio Leone and fit them into a Bill Forsyth Scottish comedy full review
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