With his mum to be released from prison in time for his 16th birthday, Liam. Set in the estates of Greenock in Scotland, Liam (an astounding debut by Martin Compston) dreams of the family life he never had. An example of this is the tunnel sequence (Which supplies the central and most violent conflict) was sub-par and poorly directed for my tastes. Ken Loach, the award winning director of ‘Kes’, ‘Land and Freedom’ & ‘My Name is Joe’, delivers an astonishingly powerful film that won the praise of every critic in the country. Some of the more violent and threatening sequences are also well handled and leave the viewer on edge, wanting more, which is sometimes where I was left disappointed as all the violence comes in bursts. It has a nice central performance by Roger Nsengiyumva especially when paired with his female romantic lead (Rosie Day), their chemistry has a certain allure and is well filmed, the drama and comedy invoked in the scenes between these two characters create a likability in the film that is undeniable. It should be a breathtaking film in all aspects, however it occasionally lets itself down by falling into clichés and fails to surprise or shock, more often than one would like. Building all his hopes on his mother’s forthcoming release from prison, Liam becomes a drug dealer to fund the better life he plans for. Synopsis: Liam (Martin Compston) is a delinquent teenager in a depressed part of Greenock on the River Clyde.
This topic has so much meat its almost too huge a cinematic goldmine to thoroughly investigate in the 80 minutes supplied in this version of events. Sweet Sixteen (2002)Director: Ken LoachActors: Martin Compston, William Ruane, Annmarie Fulton. Unfortunately it falls short in supplying a real slap in the face to viewers considering the main character's past and the central issue (a life after being a child soldier).
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Code Red (Blu-ray & DVD) (US R0 HD/NTSC) / WS (1.78:1) (16:9) Released at the height of '80s slasher mania, Sweet Sixteenwas passed off as another teens-n-terror outing and got lost in the avalanche of other copycat films. Rob Brown's feature film debut is an interesting character piece and is well worth viewing. Starring Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Patrick Macnee, Don Stroud, Aleisa Shirley, Dana Kimmell, Sharon Farrell, Michael Pataki, Larry Storch.
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