Mark's Review: This Is England

Alright, honestly... I could review this movie in four words:

SEE... THIS... MOVIE...NOW!

Powerful, great acting, intriguing plot, beautifully shot. I added this to my quene after hearing Matty and Adam raving about it on Filmspotting, and now having seen it, I understand why. This movie was just amazing.

Following a young boy who's father died as he becomes part of a skin-head gang. Now I know what you're thinking... skin-heads?! And that's the weird thing, you see these guys as good hearted people (at times, and by no means am i suggesting skin-heads are good people!) I think director Shane Meadows just completely hit the mark with this film. It's difficult to explain because essentially it is about this young boy who is taken in by this group, and the effect it has on him etc. but it's less about what they believe and more just how they treat the boy.

Really, just see it, you'll understand what I'm talking about. This got a lot of praise at Sundance, and the boy Sean won best new comer for it, and absolutely deserved it. Honestly the whole cast does a bang up job, and this movie's the dog's bollucks (that means good).

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