green street hooligans (good but not good enough)

Rating: 6/10 (19 September 2005)

why oh why oh why do directors who want to break into the American market spoil what could have been a great film instead of an average film. green street had so much promise but alas it wasn't to be. the script of the film was good, even though it plagiarised two excellent films of the same genre. i.e. the firm (starring Gray Oldman, director Alan Clarke) and the football factory. both of which stand head and shoulders above green street. being English and a football fan i don't see the need in having rhyming slang explained to me. i can see the point to some degree for the American market but wouldn't it be more enjoyable trying to find out what the slang meant and then watching again with greater understanding. i am sorry if people don't agree but hey like i give a tom.