Review of Stickmen

Stickmen (2001)
10/10
Pool meets the New Zealand underground
23 January 2007
A story about three friends playing in an underground pool tournament, this film should appeal to pool lovers, and fans of the classic UK gang films, such as "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."

Stickmen isn't a high-budget, perfectly polished film, unlike most of those released today, but it's all the better for it; where other movies rely on digital editing and fancy effects to perfect them and draw their audiences, Stickmen uses a good story and great characters.

The slightly rough, almost unfinished look makes you feel a greater connection with the story, and fits in with the underground society into which the characters are thrown.

Add in the tournaments, ranging through the tense, hilarious and the spectacular, this is a film to watch whether you play the game or not.
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