Review of This Is England (2007) by Kingmush — 20 Mar 2011

Http://mushreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/this-is-england.html.

If you haven't heard of this movie it's probably because it is British..as the title suggests. I was recommended me this movie by my roommate (who coincidentally is in England this semester) and finally watched it. I didn't know to expect as he really just said, "Watch this movie." But I liked what I got. Basically the story is about a younger kid who is getting picked on at school and on his way back home he meets a group of skinheads. From there they take him under his wing and introduce him into the skinhead culture. Eventually things get serious, lines are drawn, mistakes made. I thought this was a great coming of age story with a different style. You really feel for this kid as he's getting picked on and then even though you know the skin heads are sketchy, at least they are nice to him and you sympathize. The whole movie honestly is a roller coaster of emotions about the main character and all that's happening. I haven't had a movie that has had this much emotional impact on me in a while.