Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Derry Herrera
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Daniel Christopher
This film is so very British.Its loosely about football and fundamentally about violence.Except it isn't very violent. Well it is but it all seems harmless really, the're all good boys deep down. Look at the way they look after Gumbo. He can't even carry a tray of beers bless him. The "scary" landlord speaks like yoda, which i think is a masterstroke. Every pub needs a landlord who threatens punters in yodaspeak.It somehow manages to show a dark underbelly of society where you could take your Nan for tea and biscuits. We all know she'd love the rock.That, I think, is what makes it so wonderfully British. Love this film.Don't miss 8/10
c_hookham
A quite emotive subject in the Uk and europe and one that only 3 films (The others being The Firm (1988),Ultra (1990) have yet to be based on considering the dramatic subject matter. This film goes a little way into showing bthe extent of matchday violence in the 1980's by showing the fanatacism of the fans and the allure of comradeship and 'action' Seems to based on the real-life undercover operations that ocurred in the late 80's (and still do-)and in particular 'operation Dirty-Den' launched against Millwall Fc (or Shadwell Fc as they are called in the film) fans. Dont know whether a ambitious copper would end up a thug but the story is quite enthralling. The subject matter needs to updated to the present day something that will come with the film version of john king's 'The Football Factory'
gibbage89
Where do i start? Wooden acting , abysmal dialogue ,completley unrealistic. Not only are we supposed to believe that a gang of undercover police infiltrate a football firm (this would take years ) also they become that addicted to violence, it spilled over into their everday lives!!!! The football violence was very dated (circa 1970,s ) not like it is now. Obviously no resaerch was done into how they dressed and spoke, the dilogue resembled an episode of "The Sweeney" ( a British cop show where they said "shat it " a lot). You may have found this film entertaining, but as an accurate observation of a football hooligan lifestyle NEVER I should know ,, I was one. This film should have been called " Carry On Hooligan" !!!!!
abel-16
This is one of the best English movies I have ever seen.
The story is good, but the actors really do this movie.Although this movie is about football hooligans it doesn't have one single scene of a football game.I give this breathtaking drama full score. 10/10.