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DVD Review: Offender
18 December 2012 2:01 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Joe Cole, English Frank, Kimberley Nixon, Shaun Dooley, Tyson Oba | Written by Paul Van Carter | Directed by Ron Scalpello
Offender would lay claim to be the first film set against the ‘burning backdrop’ of the London riots. That would a slightly tenuous claim to be made, however, as the riots are ultimately rather incidental to the film’s narrative. Our ‘hero’ is Tommy, played by Joe Cole (no, not that Joe Cole – though hopefully he’ll one day star in a film alongside Ben Foster (this one, not that one) and Tom Cruise (this one, not that one) in a film about English nearly men). Tommy is a builder who goes out with probation officer Elsie (Fresh Meat’s Kimberley Nixon) and is going to have a little baby with her. Unfortunately, Elsie runs foul of some unpleasant young men who have been a robbin’ and a murderin’ during the riots. »
- Jack Kirby
Offender shows there is no justice for the young
13 August 2012 2:12 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Paul van Carter's crime drama shows that youth custody is still failing because we can't decide what we want from it
Many applauded the firm response to last summer's riots that saw an unprecedented influx into England's youth custody system. Fewer may have wondered how the new arrivals fared. In fact, according to the chief inspector of prisons, some were subjected to attacks by fellow inmates and some embraced gang culture themselves for the first time; at one youth jail, the number of new prisoners on suicide watch trebled.
This may come as little surprise to those who've seen Offender. Violence, suicide, bullying, drug-taking, bent screws and rioting are rife in the establishment in which it's set. Understandably, incarceration therein does nothing to divert Tommy, the film's once worthy young hero, from the wayward course on which he's embarked.
Filmgoers may wonder whether things are really this bad in such places, »
- David Cox
Promising First Trailer, Posters & New Images from British Action/Thriller Offender
13 July 2012 7:59 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Due out this August, upcoming British action/thriller Offender is set around the London riots of last summer, and looks like it could be one of the best British films of the year.
Adam got a chance to sit down with director Ron Scalpello and writer/producer Paul Van Carter earlier this year, and the interview with them definitely makes the summer film sound promising.
Revolver have released the first trailer for the film, and its official Facebook has debuted the first posters and new images ahead of its release next month.
“When You’Ve Lost Everything… How Far Will Revenge Take You?
Hot new talent Joe Cole ignites a masterpiece of explosive intensity in this powerful action suspense thriller. For Tommy Nix, his girlfriend and unborn child were his entire life, his reason for living. That is until one cruel day when they were brutally torn away, the collateral »
- Kenji Lloyd
Review: Offender
13 July 2012 6:05 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Joe Cole, English Frank, Kimberley Nixon, Shaun Dooley, Tyson Oba | Written by Paul Van Carter | Directed by Ron Scalpello
Offender would lay claim to be the first film set against the ‘burning backdrop’ of the London riots. That would a slightly tenuous claim to be made, however, as the riots are ultimately rather incidental to the film’s narrative. Our ‘hero’ is Tommy, played by Joe Cole (no, not that Joe Cole – though hopefully he’ll one day star in a film alongside Ben Foster (this one, not that one) and Tom Cruise (this one, not that one) in a film about English nearly men). Tommy is a builder who goes out with probation officer Elsie (Fresh Meat’s Kimberley Nixon) and is going to have a little baby with her. Unfortunately, Elsie runs foul of some unpleasant young men who have been a robbin’ and a murderin’ during the riots. »
- Jack Kirby
Offender Interview with Director Ron Scalpello and Writer/Producer Paul Van Carter
4 April 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Offender is a contemporary tale of love, crime and retribution set within the confines of a young offenders unit. Having recently begun post-production, we were lucky enough to get a glimpse of some early scenes before sitting down with director Ron Scalpello and writer/producer Paul Van Carter to chat about the origins of the film and the challenges of the shoot.
HeyUGuys: Could you tell us a little about Offender?
Paul: It’s set around Central London during last year’s riots and concerns a hard-working, working class 20-year-old called Tommy. Some criminals he doesn’t know take the opportunity during the riots to carry out a serious robbery where someone ends up getting killed. The gang in question get away with it but their probation office (who is Tommy’s girlfriend) suspects them and they attack her to keep things quiet. She’s pregnant and loses the baby, »
- Adam Lowes
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