Ill Manors

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Ill Manors

Post by zulu17 » Thu Jun 14 2012 11:29pm

Plan B tonight and went to see Ill Manors .

Notice it was part funded by BBC films. Suspect a whole lot of editing will occur in the TV version when it appears.

The Daily Mail review says:
Verdict: Worst-ever British gangster film?
Ben Drew, alias rapper Plan B, somehow got BBC funding for Ill Manors — his writing and directing debut — even though the script is a mess and the dialogue largely consists of the f and c words.


whereas the Radio Times review says

Drew delivers a bleak but thought-provoking depiction of "broken Britain"; he also shows an impressive grasp of film language and pacing in his directorial debut. In an across-the-board outstanding cast, teenager Ryan De La Cruz stands out as Jake, whose loss of innocence leads to tragedy.

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Re: Ill Manors

Post by Mel » Fri Jun 15 2012 9:24am

It is rare that I would be inclined to believe the Daily Mail but I suspect they are right about this.

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Re: Ill Manors

Post by kevinchess1 » Fri Jun 15 2012 10:25am

I doubt I'll see it B4 it's on the telli
But 'Worser ever Brit gangster movie ever'
That's hard to believe, there's alot of contenders
Mine would be Layer cake :thumbdown:
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Re: Ill Manors

Post by zulu17 » Fri Jun 15 2012 1:48pm

Somewhere in there is a potentially good film with some significant thought provoking issues raised - but the balance between shocking and offending people versus telling the story is not always right.

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Re: Ill Manors

Post by 1960mackem » Fri Jun 15 2012 2:50pm

kevinchess1 wrote:I doubt I'll see it B4 it's on the telli
But 'Worser ever Brit gangster movie ever'
That's hard to believe, there's alot of contenders
Mine would be Layer cake :thumbdown:
Disagree - Layer cake is slightly better than Bugsy Malone

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Re: Ill Manors

Post by kevinchess1 » Fri Jun 15 2012 2:57pm

forgotten about Bugsy
Had a V young Jody Foster init
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