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8 April 2005 (UK)
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Pray... They may be your last words... more
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A kid with a good heart but a rough past gets out of prison only to find trouble back home.
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Leon Black | ... | Wisdom | |
| Chris Callendar | ... | Ricky's Soliciter | |
| Dora Clouttick | |||
| Louise Delamere | ... | Probation Officer | |
| Luke Fraser | ... | Curtis | |
| Des Hamilton | ... | School Teacher | |
| Martin Heathcote | ... | CID Officer (credit only) | |
| Gary Henry | ... | Randal Cue | |
| Sid Karne | ... | Gang Member | |
| Clark Lawson | ... | Godfrey | |
| Claire Perkins | ... | Beverely | |
| Sharea-mounira Samuels | ... | Shea | |
| Greg Tanner | ... | Police Officer / SO19 Officer | |
| Rio Tison | ... | Rio | |
| Jadiel Vitalis | ... | Meadow | |
| Curtis Walker | ... | Leon | |
| Ashley Walters | ... | Ricky | |
| Sylvester Williams | ... | Neville | |
| Jaime Winstone | ... | Natalie |
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The Boys (UK) (working title)
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Rated R for violence, a strong sex scene, language and some drug use.
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Shot largely within one square mile on the edge of Hackney.
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The most immediate thing that struck me about this film was it's perfect imitation of life - unbelievably believable, this move was EXACTLY like life is like, the accents perfect, the language appropriate, the whole story fantastic. I agree that if you do not live in London or at least have contact to the underground world you may not understand the movie very well, but rest assured this is a milestone in a whole genre of English ghetto movies - if you've seen the film 'Juice' starring Tupac Shakur you'll see a lot of connections in structure and plot but at the end of the day it's a unique, brilliant, enjoyable and in my opinion, perfect film.
The actors are all skilled to the point where there acting is flawless - the 'bad guy' is not a generic evil psychotic skitzo, but rather just a down to earth nasty person. The hero, Ashley Waters, is lovable, conflicting and effortlessly cool as the friend, Wisdom, is both loyal but annoying at times (just like real friends can be!). The mother is loving and over protective (but not in a boring way, rather a sympathy evoking way which works excellently as she tries soooo hard to hide her pain) and the brother and his friend are both lovable and cool as well. A great film, on par with any Americano film, this is up there with Snatch, Lock Stock, Layer Cake and Trainspotting - it's different from all of them, but it is about crime and it is set in the slums of London, but rest assured it's original because I can't shake the feeling that stuff like this happens every day - even if it is a fascinating tale of revenge, deceit, horror and love. Ten stars! Go see now!