Good Movie - Ruined by Charlie Hunnam's attempt at a cockney accent.

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2005)

Yes Charlie Hunnam's accent really does distract so much that it ruins the film and the credibility of the character he plays.
//May be spoilers below// Instead of being engaged by his performance as 'Pete', leader of the GSE, I found myself laughing at how bad his accent was. This is supposed to be one of the central characters of the plot, why could they not cast a British actor who would be able to actually portray the character properly?
I don't have a problem with Charlie Hunnam's performance otherwise, apart from when he speaks, his attempt to speak like an east-Londoner is so bad it's jarring.
The film was an enjoyable one, it did'nt glamorise Hooliganism too much, but showed why it appealed to the members of these 'firms'.
All in all it gets 7/10 from me, it turned out much better than I thought it would be (was predicting another Football Factory).