Green street goes down a one way system? But that's good!

Rating: 8/10 (24 August 2005)

Elijah Wood plays a "Yank" in London and gets sucked into a kind of friendship that you just do not walk into lightly. He plays the off centre role very well and is clearly a departure in character that begs Hollywood planning in not playing the nice guy after all that the public knows him for, namely Lord of the Rings. (Also seen in departure from this role in Sin City, where he shows his mettle). The cast is neatly assembled from well known, and not so well known, British actors and most give a five star performance despite a script that will draw a lot of criticism for being slightly right wing on the football hooliganism stakes. Yes, it does pro yob to a degree, yes there is a lot of violence, mostly out of shot and stylised into fast motion photography, but it works well in making you try to hide and, at the same time, face up to the supposed life of part of UK football society. (If you like this, try Football Factory - The "goodfellas" as opposed to this film being "Godfather")