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Youthful exuberance and an affectionate eye for suburban life help paper over the technical deficiencies of this oddball black comedy. It was the first film that introduced John Simm (Human Traffic, The Lakes) to a wider audience. He plays a confused teen desperate to get out of his dead-end life in dead-end Stevenage, as his friends drift improbably into crime. It's a bit erratic but there are some nice lines, plus a memorably psychotic turn from Marc Warren (The Vice, Game On).

Disaffection in the concrete wilderness of Stevenage makes for less than revelatory viewing, despite energetic performances from its talented cast.