Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) by Darryll H — 29 Mar 2012
Rise of the foot soldier is the true story of the Essex boys, who's reign of terror came to a brutal end one night in a snowy lane in rettendon where the three leaders got executed at point blank range with shotguns while they were sitting in there range rover, we all know the story, hell it was even the basis for another movie 2000's Essex boys.
but here it is portrayed faithfully and how it really went down, the movie is told from Carlton leach's point of view, who was a close friend of tony tucker(the boss of the firm) and the movie starts with him as a hooligan and he eventually becomes a door man and so on, until he meets tucker and eventually moves into heavier stuff.
the movie is brutally violent but thats only because the things that happened were brutal themselves, I mean you see 3 men cant blasted in the face point blank range with a shotgun and I swear it's like your there.
and the fact that all this horrible stuff really happened really gives it a hard edge, and I can promise you know none of its pretty, there is no glamour here, just the realities of that lifestyle and I have never before seen them portrayed so down and dirty and real.
the rettendon range rover murders was shocking and brutal and so is the movie about it, but it's also a must see.
This review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) was written by Darryll H on 29 Mar 2012.
Rise of the Footsoldier has generally received positive reviews.
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