thewolf-67697 Reviews

Rise of the Footsoldier: Part II (2015)

Excellent directional debut.

[8/10 · 31 July 2016]

Considering this is Ricci Harnetts directional debut i think it is an excellent effort.

The dark undertones that became the fabric of Carlton Leaches life were brought to the fore with my particular favourite scene being the meeting with Norton played excellently by Jasper Britton with the intimidation from Britton and the fear from Harnett just oozing out of the scene.

Carlton Leach led a dark and often dangerous life and i believe no better person than Harnett could have been chosen to portray him with his brooding swagger and attitude when playing the part.

The DVD package itself is basic but well equipped with extras such as directors commentary and the making of.

Leach himself making a cameo was a nice touch but purists in that world might like to have seen a few more notables such as Bill Gardner putting in an appearance.

But all in all a very good title where i hope Mr Harnett is considering a ROTFS 3.

The Rise of the Krays (2015)

I quite liked it.

[7/10 · 3 July 2016]

I quite liked the movie.

Having watched all the movies regarding the Kray twins i found it an entertaining roller-coaster ride of the lives of the Kray twins on their rise to power and i would place it on a par with Legend and certainly better than the 1990 version.

The only black clouds preventing it from getting a higher score were a couple of glaring errors and the fact the the two main characters (meant to be portraying identical twins) don't actually look similar to each other (this is where Legend has the edge with both twins portrayed by the same actor).

But apart from that a good movie that is well worth a night in and definitely worth spending ten pounds on the DVD.

I look forward to watching the sequel.