Rent Hallam Foe (2007)
3.4 of 5 from 142 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- Young Hallam is almost over the sudden death of his mother when he begins to suspect that his beautiful step-mother may have had a hand in her death. Fleeing his family for Edinburgh, he lives on the rooftops of the Capital, where his new-found obsession with Voyeurism takes a dangerous turn as he falls in love with a girl who happens to look just like his mother.
- Actors:
- Jamie Bell, Ruth Milne, John Paul Lawler, Claire Forlani, Lucy Holt, Ciarán Hinds, Malcolm Shields, John Comerford, Gerry Cleary, Paul Blair, Neil McKinven, Sophia Myles, Jamie Sives, Maurice Roëves, Stuart Hepburn, Kirsty Shepherd, Ewen Bremner, Gregor Gillespie, Colin Kennedy, Alan Marsh
- Directors:
- David Mackenzie
- Writers:
- Peter Jinks, David Mackenzie
- Studio:
- Buena Vista
- Genres:
- Drama
- Awards:
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Reviews (4) of Hallam Foe
Uninteresting - Hallam Foe review by Pete W
Jamie Bell is wasted in this peculiar film as a deeply disturbed young man with murderous and voyeuristic tendancies. Weak storyline which goes nowhere. I persevered to the end of the film but got close to giving up on it and switching off a couple of times.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Unusual story - Hallam Foe review by CP Customer
Jamie Bell with a peculiar Scottish accent playing a disturbed teenager who is convinced his mother was killed by the stepmother, so he retreats to his own nest away from the family becoming a voyeur. When he moves to Edinburgh this way of living continues until he meets someone who looks like his death mother. Good acting and another Scottish movie with strong language, which seems to be too strong for the censors in London.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Growing pains - Hallam Foe review by Kurtz
I found this quite enjoyable- Jamie Bell is in fine spiky form as the bereaved “hero” who is at war with the world after the death of his mother. His Hallam seems to carry the world on his shoulders, and his twisted posture and feisty attitude hint at his inner torment- quite a surprise, then, that he manages to pull off trysts with not one but two glamorous women (one admittedly a bit close to home!). Despite the unlikelihood of this, though, it’s a fresh and bracing addition to the anguished-teen-learning-about-life genre, and the rooftops of Edinburgh make a great setting for Hallam’s adventures.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.