Bye-bye Frodo!

Rating: 9/10 (7 May 2007)

Elijah Wood excels in this unassuming little film set in the world of Football Hooliganism. He successfully throws off the mantle of Frodo in this movie, ain't nothing hobbity about this character!! He plays a Harvard student unjustly accused who then goes to England to avoid going home instead and becomes involved with Charlie Hummam's (yummy!) character and the insane world of Football hooligans. The American quickly becomes attuned to the fighting and camaraderie involved and too late realises his mistake before facing tragedy and personal triumph. The script is brilliant and the score...haunting. The use of Terence Jay's "One Blood" in a key scene is tragically apt. I can thoroughly recommend it.