Caught this rubbish on TV the other night. I have to say the glorification of hatred and violence shown sickened me.
After a number of "UK Football Hooligan" movies - I.D, Football Factory to mention two and being a football fan and seeing scenes of violence between rival fans, I was hopeful that Green Street would be equally if not better at depicting the insular culture of a small group of society.
This passable thriller tackles the subject of football hooliganism in a way that's neither here nor there. It's watchable enough while it's on, but it's one of those films that it's easy to forget about soon after: run-of-the-mill, so to speak, without ever bringing much in the way of insight to its subject matter.
It is entirely possible that the original draft of the script for this film was probably quite good, but then it rather appears that some committee got hold of it. "No, you can't say that" they seem to have said "Americans would not understand it.
I read the synopsis for Green Street and it wasn't immediately something that interested me, but I decided to check it out for the talent involved. Elijah Wood is great in the film, but I find it difficult seeing him as anything else other than Frodo Baggins.
One of my friends told me about the movie based on Hooligans. I was not sure what kind of movie it's gonna be but in a first 10 minute you will get to know what you are about to see.
Yeah, run of Mill film about hooligans and the crap soccer clubs they follow. In all honesty it makes it look more like little brawls outside a takeaway on a Saturday night in Wakefield city centre.
Could be a great movie. But......
7.5 currently on IMD and i have to say this made me laugh.