This just served as a reminder of a few things. The original was great and didn't need a juvenile remake. Note to director - shaking a camera and handheld are different things. It also solidified my thought that Paul Anderson was a terrible actor even before Peaky Blinders over the top hamming. Layering the movie with 80s songs did not hide the fact that this was a newer movie clothed in bad track suits.

boy is drawn into football hooliganism and realises its not for him and finds it difficult to escape. forgettable and pointless as its been done much better before

These hooligan flicks are normally dog spunk but I thought this was class great soundtrack, good acting and some quality clothes.

Good football hooligan film that could rival the original

A watchable, but a very much average film. While the subject matter revolves around football hooliganism, there is hardly any shots of football actually being played. The characters aren't well explored, leaving the viewer confused and bored.. Worth a watch if you've nothing else to do.. otherwise don't bother!

A pretty unsatisfying coming-of-age film, I appreciate the efforts with costuming though.

I've seen this same movie before in Cass and Green Street Hooligans -both of which I preferred. I still don't get the whole "hooliganism" thing. Why were these guys killing each other over footie teams? Anyways this was still pretty good. I loved the authentic language filled with rhyming slang and pikey-isms and Dom's parents were sweet and just hilarious. A great (nostalgic) soundtrack too if you grew up in the eighties. Those outfits/sweatsuits the guys wore just killed me, and they thought they looked cool. Dom's parents were right, he looked liked a postal box. 03.13

The horrific tracksuits and desperately predictable plot can be forgiven in this realistic 80s throwback with a sensational tracklist

Expected allot more from this film, I was expecting a better version of The Football Factory after better reviews but it was bland and boring and never has any plot to keep the film going forward.

better than football factory

The problem with Nick Love's adaption of the made for 온라인카지노추천 movie which starred a young Gary Oldman is that it offers nothing new to the hooligan genre and that the plot is essentially the same as the original with a few minor changes, some of the dialogue is even word for word the same. The movie's lead is supposed to be Dominic as it is essentially about him but even still he plays a bit part to Bex who was the central figure in the original. Paul Anderson plays Bex in the film and he is quite good but the part was always a poisoned chalice because of how good Oldman was. The plot follows Dom as he manages to work his way into a notorious football hooligan gang after standing up to there leader Bex. At first Dom idolizes Bex and tries to emulate him by dressing like him and speaking in a violent and intimidating way to his friends. When Dom begins to make a name for himself in the gang he begins to realize that it is not what he thought and he yearns to return to the simple life he had before meeting Bex however he knows Bex will not let him leave the firm willingly and so he is forced to fight on. The thing that made the original movie so great was that at the time it was hard hitting and almost factual like but Nick Love has taken the same plot with the same character and more or less made the same movie except Anderson does not have the charm that Oldman and have and the inclusion of Dom as a central character seems utterly pointless. The film looks as if it is on the verge of pushing boundaries throughout but by the end you realize the final fight much like the film is boring, lackluster and pointless.

Surprisingly decent remake with humour, an authentic 80s feel and entertaining performances, but its a relatively pointless movie and typically for a Nick Love film, it seems to glorify football hooliganism rather than commentate on it.

Lacks the charisma and style which it promises, fell short for me.

Dom, a young wannabe football casual, who gets drawn into the charismatic but dangerous world of the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his ICF gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away. In 1988, The BBC made a 온라인카지노추천 film short which would define the football hooglism film genre and to this day is still the benchmark and best film depicting this type of movie. It would also be the main lead Gary Oldmans, career defining role. There are a number of problems with 'The Firm' remake, mainly a poor script and a story that has been told over and over again in football films of this type, and in movie drama in general. Young guy idolising violent man, then finds out quickly that he has made a mistake. The acting as a whole is bad, and is hit worse with its lead Calum McNab playing Dominic, who struggles with the lead duties and a clunky script. Paul Anderson, as Bex is one of the best of the bunch in the acting stakes, still Gary Oldman had such a presents in the original, Anderson doesn?t really compare. The real standout is Daniel Mays as the revival firm leader Yeti, the director gives him little screen time, but when he is on he laps up the roles and is a real menace. Still the 80s fashion looks great, and there are some breathtaking tracksuits on show, also the soundtrack is suited well to the film. The movie is so deep in 80s nostalgia that sadly there is not really anytime given to developing anything else, like an engaging story or characters. Still 'The Firm' is a good looking picture. The script despite being bad does have some good, cockney ones liners. The original 'The Firm' was an echo on football violence happening around the time of the film being made, the film also touched on a depressing Thatcherism in the 80's. The original firm could been seen as well as a good documentation on football hooliganism, but also a period piece of the time and 80's Britain. Nick Loves remake plays out like a parody of a number of similar genre type films made in the past ten years, and its lack of character and a rather dreadful script and acting finishes up as yet another dull football violence themed picture.

Set in the 1980s, Dom is a teenager who finds himself drawn into the charismatic world of football 'casuals,influenced by the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted by the gang for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away. I like nothing more than a fantastic British film whether it be a horror like the scary Creep or a coming-of-age drama such as the phenomenal This is England or football dramas like Football Factory or Green Street however this didn't match any of them. The story was there but it wasn't executed well and was rather slow. The acting was mediocre bordering on bad and the characters were one-dimensional and you hardly cared for them. The camerawork was beyond awful as it shook too much to try and get the realistic effect, especially on the fight scenes. The direction wasn't very good and the script was average. I watched this hoping, as the movie went on, that it would improve. However, my hopes were dashed as it simply got worse just like the acting and the characters. The biggest flaw for this movie was the timing, if it wasn't too fast, it was too slow. The acting was very close to bad as they didn't make me believe their characters and the characters were badly written. The only actors who I could say were better than the rest were Eddie Webber and Camille Coduri as Dom's parents. The characters didn't stand out (well, unless they wear a bright red tracksuit...) and they weren't interesting enough, they were almost identical to each other personality-wise. Mainly, the movie was entirely predictable from the start, there was no twists and it didn't interest you enough to make you think it was a great film. Through most of the movie, the scenes were too slow and everything was happening at a snail's pace but the last ten minutes was way too fast, it just didn't feel like it ended properly. There aren't really many positive things I can say about this movie except for that the soundtrack was very good.

fantastic!! movie about a group of football casuals in england,a young boy gets involved with them,not knowing what they are really all about. very gritty,realistic and a wee bit violent.

Set in the early 1980s, Dom (Calum MacNab) is a teenager who finds himself drawn into the charismatic world of football hooligans, influenced by Bex (Paul Anderson), the property agent whose buzz in life is being the head boy of The West Ham Firm. Accepted by the gang for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away... This is a re-make of the tv-movie with the same name from 1989 with Gary Oldman as Bex, which I have unfortunately not seen. Thus I have no reference to the tv-movie, but I can only imagine that Oldman did a great job as the psychotic Bex. Nevertheless, I did like Nick Love's version of "The Firm". A great period piece. Excellent soundtrack. Loved the intro that follows Bex on his way to the local pub. The idea with neonsign typography was a nice touch as well. Strong performances from specifically Paul Anderson as Bex. Love his tracksuit fascination, the funny haircut and the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde persona. I am glad that I can't understand the idea of being in a Firm, where soccer is just an excuse to be violent and destroy other people's lives.

Still no decent football firm film been released and this is the worst I've seen.

Great soundtrack but no comparison to Gary Oldman

Not a patch on the original.