What a load of twaddle

Rating: 3/10 (14 September 2005)

I must be the only person who knows the area intimately. Here in the UK, the movie is called 'Green Street' after the main road where West Ham United is located and looking at the other comments it would seem that Americans actually believe this drivel about London. They should try walking down Green Street. They'll be tripping up over the kebab and curry houses, and as for seeing any indigenous Londoners, forget it, they all moved out to Essex (the suburbs) years ago.
The violence is over simplified and unreal and the characters are boring and one-dimensional. The ICF (Inter City Firm) was broken up years ago as was the violence and hooliganism that benighted football (soccer to you Americans). Come on, violence like this was eradicated years ago!
The problem is though, for some weird reason, the American film industry has this outdated and outmoded idea that England is awash with football hooligans, druggies, single mothers and derelicts. Wrong!
It was also interesting to see Frodo take on a role outside of Hobbiton and for what it's worth, he should go back to climbing Mount Doom.