Review of Raining Stones (1993) by Marc G — 18 May 2008

It's a real shame now that Bruce Jones and Ricky Tomlinson will only ever be seen as Les Battersby and Jim Royle because both actors are typical of Loach's ethos, both a working class men drenched in realism and stripped of any vanity or pretence.

These types of gritty ever day lives really hinge on whether we care for the characters and their plights and I certainly cared about these people after the first scene. Also the film is a great social commentator without ever directly pointing fingers.

It is obvious the government is being lined in the cross hairs but never once do we hear a character directly blame them.