Laughable

Rating: 4/10 (7 July 2006)

This film is utterly laughable.
Football hooliganism is a real and serious problem. The way it is presented here a ridiculous caricature which has little to do with the real world.
Although it appears to have been written by an Englishman, the script feels as though it was written by an American, due to it's complete lack of authenticity.
The story is also completely unbelievable. I simply cannot suspend my disbelief enough to accept that the Elijah Wood character would react the way he did to his experiences with Pete.
It's a shame as the cast are pretty good - apart from Charlie Hunnam's accent, which seems well off, and his swagger is comical rather than intimidating.
Imagine football Hooliganism through a pornographic soft focus and you have this movie. Poor and unintentionally humorous.