Would have given film zero stars but wasn’t sure if that was possible.
Bizarre premise, gratuitous language, racist and sexist language - no excuse that it was set in far less liberal times.
Wonder why good actors like Lesley Sharp and Phil Davis agreed to do this film.
Even more I’m wondering how I came to order it!
Based on a stage play by Steven Berkoff this is an attempt to highlight the social prejudices in modern day Britain and what a failure. It's essentially a foul mouthed attempt at comedy in order to show generational racism, fat shaming, homophobia etc etc. Watching it is a cringeworthy experience. Not bothering to move away from the stage play format director Stephen Cookson sets most of the film on the sea front at Brighton where the four main characters sit and reminisce about their meeting there in the 1950s. Larry Lamb is the raging Teddy Boy who rants on about 'poofs' and 'packs' while his friend played by Phil Davis sits in awe of him. Lamb's wife played by Marion Bailey is a despicable character, a nasty, self pitying glutton and only Lesley Sharp as Davis' wife is given any real depth and a decent story. A film that is all too late and now meaningless and one that leaves a bit of a nasty taste in the mouth. Not worth your time.
Appalling film ... from the 20 mins I could bear to watch.
How could such a fine group of actors get involved in this? These are characters for whom it is impossible to have any empathy. It's difficult to believe any film-maker could be drawn to such dross and I can only hope the cast were very well paid, as it could only have harmed their careers. Not deserving of one star.