The Football Factory
Based on the bestselling novel by John King, this study of middle-class England, football violence and male culture introduces you to Tommy, a bored twenty-something who lives for the weekend, casual sex, watered-down lager, heavily cut drugs — and occasionally kicking someone’s ass! Tommy’s life ambles along until a violent encounter with a rival starts a war, and a series of nightmares forces Tommy to question his way of life. Shot in documentary style with the energy and vibrancy of handheld, The Football Factory is frighteningly real yet full of painful humor, a drug-fueled adrenaline rush about friendship, revenge and violence.
Customer Review: Hallmark of football, English style.
Overall not a bad movie. It was entertaining enough but there are some details that I didn’t care for in this movie. The first are the fight scenes. The scenes involving fights seem too choreographed and formula based. Also the heavy British accents were sometimes nearly impossible to understand thus using the rewind on my control to decipher the dialogue was necessary. To make matters worse they spoke rather fast and incoporated a lot of slang that most Americans would have no clue what it means. Not bad though. I recommend this flick. More Info
Written by Stanley on October 30th, 2006 with comments disabled.
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