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A man who survives the rigours of prison life after being in the wrong place at the wrong time, gets out to form a crime syndicate capable of taking on the city's underworld. Read more

Starring	Stan Boardman, Bernard Hill, Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay
Director	Jim Doyle
Genres	Thriller

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- Watchable drama of a slacker who goes wrong, but one that offers little insight into criminal psychology, or even a fresh approach to stories of urban crime.
- 30804
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  I am no critic and ...
  
  I am no critic and dont butter things up with long words i just burped up after swallowing a library full off dictionaries. So here goes, the truth, the whole ... read more »
  
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  - Joseph#38
  - DERBY
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 10:48
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  You can't always get what you want..
  
  The film certainly has a distinct British production quality well after all it was Independently made.
  
  The writer develops the main character with ... read more »
  
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- - 1stLowTrojan81
  - 3 reviews
  - Dorsetshire
  - 01 Dec 2009 at 12:31
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  going off big time
  
  1 of the best english films ever made,this movie is so believable its very strong and probably braver than 'scum' im definatly buying this film it is an... read more »
  
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- - bigbazza1964
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 12 Oct 2009 at 19:02
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  Liverpool - Capital of Gun Crime
  
  Just what we need - another film pandering to the lazy stereotypes about villains & scousers. Don't waste your time - if you are into Gangster films go ... read more »
  
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- - Goldenvision
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  - liverpool
  - 13 May 2009 at 10:05
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  Good stuff
  
  Worthwhile low budget British produced film.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 10 Jan 2009 at 17:16
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  going off big time
  
  enjoyed the film, funny in parts, good story line well worth a watch
  
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  - Wallasey
  - 05 Jan 2009 at 17:46
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  Good british ganster film!
  
  A very good british film, which seems to have been underated. Its about a scouse gang member telling his story of how he became a gangster, and his life in ... read more »
  
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  - Warrington
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 13:19
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  Excellent films can be made on low budjet and this proves it!
  
  excellent film that is really well made with comic and hard british gangster moments, it was made on a very low budjet which is a real shame cus if it had been ... read more »
  
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  - Preston
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 16:45
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  under rated
  
  This has got to be one of the most under rated films we have seen in a long time. It's the second time we've seen this film and it's still as good ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire
  - 07 Aug 2006 at 08:06
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  Okay
  
  Okay film about how an ordinary boy becomes a powerful gangster in Liverpool. Pretty believable, lots of humour, worth a watch
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 18 May 2006 at 13:24
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  A great brit flic.
  
  Someone wrote 'RUBBISH'. Now! I was told by at least 5/6 friends to watch this as its brilliant. So last night 6 of us, male and female settled down ... read more »
  
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  - Loughborough .U.K.
  - 16 Mar 2006 at 08:46
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  I am no critic and ...
  
  I am no critic and dont butter things up with long words i just burped up after swallowing a library full off dictionaries. So here goes, the truth, the whole ... read more »
  
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  - Joseph#38
  - DERBY
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 10:48
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  Gritty gangland drama
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect when I first head about this title. Other than a few notable exceptions, such as the Krays and Performance - Britain has failed... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, England
  - 06 Sep 2004 at 16:41
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  Peter Kays in it....where...oh missed it.
  
  Rented this dvd purely on the recommendations by other people, what started out as quite gritty prison movie ended up with me thinking have i missed something ... read more »
  
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- - claire brown
  - Manchester
  - 13 Sep 2005 at 13:35
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  Real Gangster
  
  'Football Factory' meets 'Lock Stock'. Lots of violence with some hilarious moments that will have you laughing out loud. Simple but compelling ... read more »
  
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- - mtech
  - Cheshire
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 09:45
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  A great brit flic.
  
  Someone wrote 'RUBBISH'. Now! I was told by at least 5/6 friends to watch this as its brilliant. So last night 6 of us, male and female settled down ... read more »
  
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  - Loughborough .U.K.
  - 16 Mar 2006 at 08:46
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  Okay
  
  Okay film about how an ordinary boy becomes a powerful gangster in Liverpool. Pretty believable, lots of humour, worth a watch
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 18 May 2006 at 13:24
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  under rated
  
  This has got to be one of the most under rated films we have seen in a long time. It's the second time we've seen this film and it's still as good ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire
  - 07 Aug 2006 at 08:06
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  Best gangster movie ever!
  
  This has got to be the best gangster movie I’ve seen in years. British movie making at its very best, has you enthralled from start to finish then still ... read more »
  
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- - humph
  - TYNE & WEAR
  - 04 Mar 2004 at 20:49
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  Good english gangster film
  
  From the start, straight into the abuse, selling pills from an ice-cream van and giving the E's to the policemen....what more can I say!
  
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- - suzi
  - Essex
  - 29 Mar 2004 at 08:16
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  Excellent films can be made on low budjet and this proves it!
  
  excellent film that is really well made with comic and hard british gangster moments, it was made on a very low budjet which is a real shame cus if it had been ... read more »
  
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- - Hairdressers
  - 44 reviews
  - Preston
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 16:45

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Critics' reviews
- Watchable drama of a slacker who goes wrong, but one that offers little insight into criminal psychology, or even a fresh approach to stories of urban crime.
- 30804
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- Scouse bloke Mark Clayton (Fitzmaurice) has kept out of trouble all his life, until he accidentally hits a cop and get... read more on Time Out
- 43991
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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