This is England
by Shane Meadows
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Actor: Andrew Shim, Jo Hartley, Stephen Graham, Thomas Turgoose, Vicky McClureDirector: Shane Meadows
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Ifc
Movie Reviews of This is England
Movie Review: All that you can leave behind
Summary: 4 Stars
What's up with really bad endings? I guess I'm supposed to say spoiler alert, because I'm really just going to complain about the end. But knowing the end sucks won't spoil this movie, so whatever.
Most of this movie is quite good--a seemingly fair look at a subculture that's well cast and well acted. At the end, however, we're fed some inspiring audio and video as the kid throws away the flag he once admired--or thought he admired. That's a terribly reactionary thing to do--merely an extension of what he's been fed. I think the implication is that he's made some sort of really important decision not to end up like Combo, but in fact he's doing exactly what Combo might have done. Changing flags doesn't change anything at all. Which isn't necessarily an awful thing, but trying to sell me on it as a viewer is. In situations like the ones in this movie where there's nothing good to be had other than the people themselves and maybe the clothes, I'd really rather the film left it at that.
England might suck, but I'm not buying.
Summary of This is England
School is out for summer, and 12 year old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falklands War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. When Shaun meets the local skinheads, however, their companionship and even their violence appeal to Shaun's hurt and rage. In Combo, an older volatile skinhead, Shaun finds a big brother and under Combo's leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence.Art House & International DVD Video
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