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13 December 1991 (UK) morePlot:
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Justin Chadwick | ... | Clint Eastwood |
 | Steven Mackintosh | ... | Muffdiver |
| Emer McCourt | ... | Sylvie |
| Roshan Seth | ... | Dr. Bubba |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Headley |
 | Brad Dourif | ... | Hemingway the Restaurant Manager |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Burns |
| Stevan Rimkus | ... | Tom Tom |
| Eleanor David | ... | Lily |
| Alun Armstrong | ... | John Stone |
 | Nick Dunning | ... | Faulkner |
 | Naveen Andrews | ... | Bike |
 | Garry Cooper | ... | Mr. G. |
| Joseph Alessi | ... | Plainclothes Policeman |
| David Hounslow | ... | Plainclothes Policeman |
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I'm a big fan of Hanif Kureishi -- I think his screenplays for "My Beautiful Laundrette" and "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid" are brilliant. In both of those movies, the worlds he creates are so complete: friends, families, sex, money, expectations and loss all add up to real people doing interesting things in unique situations. The same goes for the book and miniseries "The Buddha of Suburbia," a great exploration of an extended family in 1970's London.
This movie, however, shoots for the same heights but misses badly. Characters are unlikeable. Situations ridiculous. Language is relentlessly coarse but doesn't further the characterizations. Perhaps the hero's quest for a decent pair of shoes is meant as a parable -- if so, it was a rough little story that didn't teach me anything.
Kureishi's other works remain some of my favorites, but after this movie was over I needed a shower. Looking for a good rental? Try "Sammy and Rosie" or "Laundrette." If you have two or three nights to watch the tape, find a video store with "Buddha."