Bad accents, too much violence. Good Elijah.

Rating: 6/10 (12 September 2005)

The film was OK, but some of the violence was over the top, and Charlie Hunnam's Cockernee accent was atrocious! Did they not have the cash to employ a voice coach, or an actual Londoner to play the role? Elijah Wood is good though, using his wide eyed naivety as the Yank new to football, or 'soccer ' as he calls it. The film shows how pointless the cycle of violence is, how it goes on and on without an end as each firm gets their own back for violence or perceived offences by another team's firm, then the opposition wants payback for that, etc etc. It shows how violence just ends in sadness and pain and nothing is really achieved, and also shows the humanity behind those who could be seen as mere thugs. Many of the characters get embroiled accidentally with terrible consequences.