Review of Green Street Hooligans (2005) by Margaretp. — 13 Sep 2005
This was a really captivatring film, mainly because of Elijah Wood's performance as Matt. The film shows through Matt how a non-violent, non-assertive person can get seduced by violence when they are at their most vulnerable.
The film is not really about football hooliganism; it is about finding identity and coming of age. However, the hooliganism back-drop was very realistic and exciting. The audience really cared about what might happen to the vulnerable Matt, especially given the precarious happiness he had found with the group after being betrayed by his room-mate at Harvard.
Speaking as someone from England it would be quite wrong to say that Elijah or Charlie don't look thuggish enough to play hooligans - it is very naive to think that all hooligans look like thugs.
Kudos should go to Elijah for choosing a risky indie movie after starring in the massive Lord of the Rings trilogy. It seems to be doing really well at the cinemas in the UIK and the US, which is not surprising.
This review of Green Street Hooligans (2005) was written by Margaretp. on 13 Sep 2005.
Green Street Hooligans has generally received positive reviews.
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