Review of This Is England (2007) by Nicki M — 24 Apr 2010

Loved the 80's setting in this. Film itself is very good, but disturbing. It deals with racism and it's effects, so some of it was hard to take (but necessary for the story).

I did find the bit with Smell a bit odd - what has to be a 16, (at least), year old getting on with a 12 year old boy, (who looks younger), but you kind of got the impression she wasn't all that bright, so perhaps the mental age was about the same (the actress who plays her was very good). Also really had to wonder about the mother - had a fit over the skin head hair cut and seemed to just not notice anything worse that her son was up to.