Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) by James L — 06 Apr 2008

Good flick in the style of lock stock. A little more human than the others. Brutal flick with plenty of decent acting and a few memorable moments.

This review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) was written by James L on 06 Apr 2008.

Rise of the Footsoldier has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Rise of the Footsoldier

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Steven G (866) on 29 Nov 2015

Oooolriiight guvvvnaaaaa - Same old shite…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By James A (583) on 13 Aug 2012

Best of the essex boys movies and a typical british gangster movie,violence,drugs,alcohol,naked women,HELL YER…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Gerard D (158) on 15 Sep 2010

I watched this one with high expectations, but it felt like director Julian Gilbey was trying to make a brit 'Goodfellas' and failed big time…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Lee W (353) on 27 Feb 2010

A remake of Essex boys plus a whole film extra before hand which gives you a very good background to the story...excellent and very brutal,…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Tim F (715) on 19 Feb 2011

I hadn't read any reviews, took me thirty minutes to realize that this movie is a satire. Funny movie…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Richard S (2,067) on 15 Jun 2010

It's hard to care about any of the characters in this film because they're all such scumbags, even so I still found it strangely compelling…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Jamie C (1,664) on 20 Nov 2017

A pretty good film, The half hour was the best for me and then it just kind of got very dark and pretty gruesome at times, I know it was based…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Ty P (436) on 16 Nov 2014

Loved it. I'd ignore most critics especially Catherine from BBC…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Dylan B (419) on 01 Jul 2010

Lost count of the word C**T so many times, but an ok film. Brit gangster films more brutal and effective than American…

Read Review

Review of Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

By Andy G (1,207) on 24 Mar 2010

Wow theres a few scenes there I wont forget any time soon…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Dead Ringers (1988)

By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 06 Sep 2016

22% Saw this on 2/9/16 This could be Crorenberg's worst as it is one of the most meaningless films I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Fire Birds (1990)

By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 27 May 2013

It seems to have been written by some studio hack screenwriter, isolated from the world since 1941 in some forgotten movie studio storage room…

Read Review

Review of TransSiberian (2008)

By Seemore (1) on 23 Dec 2012

Terrible, terrible film. Desperately tries to be offbeat and sinister. Fails completely. Awful script, awful characters, awful acting…

Read Review

Review of Fracture (2007)

By Leslieh. (1) on 25 Apr 2007

His plan would have failed any of 50 ways, each one sending him to a life sentence. What if a different cop answered the call…

Read Review

Review of Carlito's Way (1993)

By Mark S (2,772) on 07 Aug 2009

I know I saw this but can't remember if it was all that good... if I can't remember it…

Read Review

Review of 13 Tzameti (2006)

By Jenna G (1,046) on 06 Mar 2008

While the film itself is good in the sense of cinematography and writing, the subject is so perverse and so thouroughly documented that I will…

Read Review

Review of Buffalo Soldiers (2002)

By Leah F (162) on 05 Jan 2011

So absolutely unbelievable. Amazingly unbelievable. Did I mention the plot was completely unbelievable…

Read Review

Review of Police (1985)

By Sheryl Z (74) on 16 Jul 2012

Not exactly Gerard Depardieu's best film…

Read Review

Review of Ichi the Killer (2001)

By Aulbath (1) on 01 Mar 2006

Completely over the top. Silly and sad. If you want anime-violence... go and watch Anime. If you want a good movie... watch something else…

Read Review

Review of Brick (2006)

By Michaelm. (34) on 20 May 2006

This film is what you would get if you gave a bunch of talented 10th grade students unlimited access to the school's audio visual department…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews