Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Simm | ... | Jip | |
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Lorraine Pilkington | ... | Lulu |
Shaun Parkes | ... | Koop | |
Nicola Reynolds | ... | Nina | |
Danny Dyer | ... | Moff | |
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Dean Davies | ... | Lee |
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Peter Albert | ... | Lulu's Uncle Eric |
Jan Anderson | ... | Karen Benson | |
Terence Beesley | ... | Moff's Father | |
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Sarah Blackburn | ... | Jip's Ex #2 |
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Anne Bowen | ... | Moff's Grandmother |
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Neil Bowens | ... | Asylum Doorman |
Peter Bramhill | ... | Matt | |
Jo Brand | ... | Reality (voice) | |
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Stephanie Brooks | ... | Fleur |
The Cardiff club scene in the 90's: five best friends deal with their relationships and their personal demons during a weekend. Jip calls himself a sexual paranoid, afraid he's impotent. Lulu, Jip's mate, doesn't find much to fancy in men. Nina hates her job at a fast food joint, and her man, Koop, who dreams of being a great hip-hop d.j., is prone to fits of un-provoked jealousy. The fifth is Moff, whose family is down on his behavior. Starting Friday afternoon, with preparations for clubbing, we follow the five from Ecstacy-induced fun through a booze-laden come-down early Saturday morning followed by the weekend's aftermath. It's breakthrough time for at least three of them. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I would like to comment on the full extent of this film, but was unable to sit through this tiresome episode where a group of boring, one dimensional characters partake in their equally boring activities in the Welsh youth scene. It seems the film owes a lot to Trainspotting, unfortunately it comes nowhere near, the lack of an identifiable plot and a lack of interest in the characters makes it no alternative. The film finishes more or less where it started, nothing of any consequence happens and there are no particular features in the story. Don't fall for the exciting press release and packaging, as I did. It is a film which is too wrapped up in it's own image to have anything to say.