Review of Awaydays (2009) by Kevin C — 26 Sep 2009
A game of 2 halves this one. The opening is pretty good capturing 1979 England, and the industrial desolation on Merseyside. People are bored, have no future; hooliganism offers something in their lives.
Unfortunately it then peters out a bit. The major plot development has been signposted a 100 times, and you get a bit tired waiting for it to happen. And I think the director wanted to make "Control" or "Backbeat" a bit too much.
Excellent original soundtrack though, without the predictable tracks you'd expect.
The (original) Firm is still the only football holliogan film worth watching.
This review of Awaydays (2009) was written by Kevin C on 26 Sep 2009.
Awaydays has generally received mixed reviews.
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