In A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, two teenage boys, Romeo (Andrew Shrim) and Knocks (Ben Marshall), whose families live in the same housing development in a small town in the Midlands, England, share a unique friendship. Making jokes that nobody else understands, fighting over little things, being brutally honest with each other, the .. Read more
| Starring | Andrew Shim, Ben Marshall, Paddy Considine, Bob Hoskins |
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| Director | Shane Meadows |
| Genres | Comedy |
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In A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, two teenage boys, Romeo (Andrew Shrim) and Knocks (Ben Marshall), whose families live in the same housing development in a small town in the Midlands, England, share a unique friendship. Making jokes that nobody else understands, fighting over little things, being brutally honest with each other, the boys' behavior epitomizes eye-rolling teenage smugness. They both have family problems. Knock's dad is a wierdo who completely ignores him. Romeo's dad is an angry brute. However, the boys seem to get along just fine. That is, until a stranger, Morrell (a truly beguiling Paddy Consadine), appears in town and stirs up trouble. He threatens Knocks, then dominates Romeo. He coerces Romeo into setting up dates with his sexy sister, and challenges him to strangely aggressive martial arts matches. Meanwhile, Knocks has undergone a major operation on his bad back, and is bedridden at home. Romeo is lost and confused. Just when it seems that the boys have grown apart for good, a tragedy brings them, their families, and the whole neighborhood together again.
A gray and moody film with a biting narrative, A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS features some gorgeous photography, emotional performances, and most of all, a drifty, perfectly assembled sound track.
| Starring | Andrew Shim, Ben Marshall, Paddy Considine, Bob Hoskins, Frank Harper, James Higgins, Vicky McClure |
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| Director | Shane Meadows |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 25 Mar 2002 |
"...Meadows seems fascinated by the happenings of everyday life....Effortless in the way it insinuates itself into these families, touching in the ways it shows how fiercely Romeo and Knocks are..."
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Paddy Considine's the next De Niro ?
Superb acting debut from Paddy Considine, in a quality British film. Shane Meadow's is a quality director and anyone who has seen his latest film with ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Dark but unbelievable plot
Frankly, when this film started I was a little bit disappointed because it was clearly going to be another low budget film. However, this was soon off-set by ... read more »
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keeping it real
Meadows and Cosidine are always a winning combination from my point of view. I'd seen this title before, but didn't realise it was one of Shane's ... read more »
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This could have been filmed in so many places
I got a bit disenchanted about half way through this film, however, when I watched the second half the next day I did end up smiling so I conclude that it is ... read more »
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