Review of Awaydays (2009) by Chris J — 31 Oct 2009
Best thing about this movie is the soundtrack: late 70s British post punk bands like Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen. Some of the lingo sounded a bit too contemporary to be set in 1979 - I mean, who said "do you get me?" back then. I don't remember hearing anybody saying that a few years ago.
Other than that it is a fairly average young male coming of age tale set against a backdrop of football rucks and Merseyside. Much better than the made for the Hollywood crap of "Green Streets" but not quite as good as "the football factory" or "The firm". The usual excellant Stephen Graham is not helped by a weak directionless script. Reminded me a bit of "Letter to Brezhnev" in parts as well.
This review of Awaydays (2009) was written by Chris J on 31 Oct 2009.
Awaydays has generally received mixed reviews.
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