Rubbish cockney accent and hobbit hooligan?

Rating: 3/10 (11 September 2005)

What a shocking cockney accent from lead role Pete(Charlie Hunnam), it might convince the film's 'Yank' target audience but was the most negative aspect of an otherwise good film. All the fight scenes are spectacularly bloody especially involving Millwall's firm. The way Wood's character is embraced into the firm still seems unlikely but he gives a strong performance and could probably match Hunnam's cockney accent if he wanted! This film is well made, and exciting to watch. If you compare it to last year's Football Factory it is definitely a more polished and free flowing film but lacks the sometimes awkward (for Yank to understand) moronic dialogue, psychotic behaviour and general bad attitude associated with hooligans. Anyone who likes Football Factory or I.D will enjoy this film.