Stab 'em in the arse.
Since bloody, wannabe balls-out gangster films are as easy to construct as Lego Popsicle sticks, finding a title in this overcrowded genre that has an actual set of functioning testicles is damn near impossible. And if you do manage to locate the aforementioned motion picture within your local rental shop, chances are it features some low-rent hip-hop artist in the lead role and lots of pseudo male posturing, which, as you well know, is never a good combination. Despite having been saddled with a rather unfortunate title, Julian Gilbey's fantastic British mob flick Rise of the Footsoldier readily delivers the sort of old-school underworld thrills Guy Ritchie wishes he could muster on his best day. The film is, essentially, a flashy, blood-and-guts biography of infamous British tough guy Carlton Leach, football hooligan and professional criminal extraordinaire. Although the story treads on the same ground as the Sean Bean crime epic Essex Boys, Gilbey's snappy saga is of a higher caliber than its like-minded brethren, artistically engineered to please those in search of something mildly intelligent, yet unflinchingly violent. Veteran British actor Ricci Harnett understated performance keeps this series of increasingly savage situations cemented in reality, helping Rise of the Footsoldier achieve what other gangster flicks only dream of: mad respect.
Recipe For Success: Several Jaw-Dropping Scenes Of Intense Violence + One Wicked Sense Of Humor + Getting Knifed In The Pooper Has Gotta Suck
Hello, Captain Obvious: After watching this film, I've come to the realization that I'm a hideously gigantic pussy.
Which is why I have a blog.
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Cool ~ this one sounds great!
I shall add it to my Netflix Queue ~ Thanks for sharing!
Excellent film.
Up and coming hoods should watch this on why not to be a gangster.
- MPM
Really, really good. And some of the violence surprised me, which doesn't happen often these days.
I'm glad so many people are finding this film. I honestly can't recommend it enough.
I watched this at a barbershop lol and stay to watched it after I finished there. I have to own this film! Awesome!
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