Review of Scum (1977) by Lee ? — 28 Apr 2007
Unflinchin, unforgivin, unforgettable. Loach, Leigh, Frears & the British people owe more to Alan Clarke than he will ever be given. This isn't a film about sensationalised violence. This is a brutal, one-sided story about helplessness, resignation, fear, institutionalisation, the English underclass & the ugly unseens of Thatcherism, told in a borstal through Ray Winstone - why is it so effin good? - because it's unfortunately true.
This review of Scum (1977) was written by Lee ? on 28 Apr 2007.
Scum has generally received very positive reviews.
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