The Wee Man

2013 "The True Life And Crimes Of Paul Ferris"
6.1| 1h46m| NR| en
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The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.

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Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away
Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Rorschach1984 I must say, having lived in the East end of Glasgow all my life and not far from the films setting in Blackhill, I thought the accents were hilarious. I must admit, I quite like the actors - Martin Compston is a decent actor and so too is John Hannah. Regardless, some of my family still live in Provanmill/Blackhill, and I couldn't stop laughing at the accents! I mean, the guy that plays, is it Arthur Thomson. Didn't he have an Irish accent? Maybe they should have just kept with the good old Glaswegian accent and just subtitled it; like they normally do when English TV crews come here and interview Glaswegians for some documentary. That would have kept the authenticity perhaps. Nonetheless, is it a good film? It is a worth a watch if you are not Glaswegian, I think. For Glaswegians, especially for those of us who live in the East end, it borders on hilarity and not because of the content.The film deals with serious issues. It is just because the accents are so soft and out of context. And I know that they had to soften it for the purposes of a wider audience,but come on, no one in the east end of Glasgow speaks like that.
Neesto This film's greatest crimes are arguably not those perpetrated by the low-life who are endlessly romanticised in what is a barely fit for TV offering, but rather the baffling miscasting (the previously excellent Compston - try Sweet Sixteen for a legitimate performance - is like a child in man's clothing), the endless line-up of wildly un-Glaswegian accents (Patrick Bergin's Arthur Thompson is more Irish than Guinness), the melodramatic sentimentality, faux-gangster banter, spit-through characterisation and directionless, erm, direction. I should have hoped that these characters would die off one by one to pay for their amoral existences, but ultimately, I simple hoped they would die to bring this film to an end.
Ray Burdis A stunning film! My mum thought it was better than the original God Father, I don't know about that but I thought Martin Compston and John Hannah's performances were powerful. They was not allowed to film in Glasgow and were forced to shoot in London which was a shame but I think it come across OK. It was slated by the critics, surprise surprise, but went on to take number 2 box office average first week under Les Miss not bad for a film shot on a shoe string. All in all it is another British film and a bit of support wouldn't go a miss folks.I went out and bought 10 DVD's and gave them to my friends... I suppose I would though being the director! Ray xxx
nick pti Really enjoyed Wee Man. It made it more interesting knowing it is based on the true life story of Paul Ferris. A Scottish gangster who was into crime at 17 and a main Glasgow gangster from the 80s. This story shows how he was bullied, betrayed, loyalties tried and the power gained and the terror maintained. With flash backs of the sound advice from his father he ignored. With the violence In and out of prison. I was unaware of these events until seeing this film. Don't remember if his terror made the news. This British gangster film is well worth a watch. The ending of the film left it open for a sequel. Will go and read the books now.

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