Goodbye Charlie Bright Reviews

goodbye charlie bright

Good story-telling, well-paced gritty realism; this film will shock, make you laugh and feel much more for this bunch of law-avoiding youths from a council estate. An occasionally clumsy but overall enjoyable early offering from director Nick Love, who has recently produced the contraversial 'football factory', this film's true strength lies in its editing - brilliantly undertaken by rising star Stuart Gazzard.

GREAT

It is slightly less sinister than factory factory.

AGAIN it is only me or is has DANNY DYER not had a big part.However this is quite old, so maybe he wasn't so well known.

Its your usual yobbish council estate don't give a sh** attitude film.You are suppose to feel for one of them at the end, and i guess you do a bit, but its only a bit.

Is quite funny, but mainly just a good film if you like football factory,green street,you'll love this.

I do like this kind of film, but wouldn't want to know them in real life.

Unique

In a word ... this film is unique. It's a story of 4 young friends growing up on a council estate. If you liked the 90's there are a lot of nostalgic clothing and music included in the film. 'GBCB' is a film that will take you through the up's and down's in the character's lives and keep you fully entertained if you appreciate good quality acting in a low budget film. If you look past the lack of funds to make it ... it is an entertaining watch. The lack of funds in fact gives the film a quirky edge. Overall a decent film ... worth watching if you are a fan of Nick Love's work.

not the best

not the best british film. an early look at danny dyer who i think is a great actor but i felt paul nicholls and danny dyers characters are the wrong way round. worth a watch but don't expect too much. not much of a storyline. if you liked football factory and the business you will be disappointed.

[Highly rated reviewer]

The bonding of two lads

People renting this title expecting it to be another Brit gangster movie will be dissapointed, because it's not mean't to be yet another film of this genre. I am pleased about that. Importantly, it's a tale of bonding, it's a tale of love really.

A story of two lads, Charlie (Paul Nicholls) and Justin (Roland Manookian) , they've grown up together and are as close as friends can be. But Charlie knows it's time to move on and leave adolescence behind, along with the estate they were brought up on. Justin is not quite ready and still plays the fool. Charlie looks after Justin even though he embarrasses him. He protects him from the others but ultimately this is becoming tiresome.

The friends they share sort of flit in and out of the storyline but are very rellevant. Danny Dyer plays a great supporting role as Francis, others of note are Sid Mitchell as Tommy and Phil Daniels as Eddie. There are many more.

Some genuinely funny moments and certainly some very emotional and tender scenes keep the film rolling along very nicely.

All I can say is critics of this film have got it wrong. They miss the point. There is a clear message in this film and yes it only becomes clear towards the end.

Personally I loved it.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Real life

This is a sharp and realistic coming of age drama set in a London council estate. It's in turn funny, uplifting and grim as it follows the misfortunes of a group of teenage friends one summer. Danny Dyer, Dani Behr and especially Paul Nicholls (the ex Eastenders guy) and in fact the whole cast are totally believable in their roles. An enjoyable snapshot of real life.

Best Film On A South London WITHOUT FOOTBALL by far!!!

This was a great film starring Paul Nicholls. With some good nude scenes and a gripping storyline. Worth a watch!!!

Bears all the Nick Love hallmarks

An interesting film rather than a great one, with little in the way of plot other than the breakdown of a series of relationships over one summer as a gang of teenagers go their own way as they grow apart.

Nevertheless, there is a lot to grab your attention, most noticably the performances of Love stalwarts Manookian and Dyer, who both show the characteristics displayed to greater effect in Love's later films, Football Factory and The Business.

Ticks over nicely enough but lost a star for a 20 minute phase where it seems to lose its way, not really sure of what story it should be telling but it picks up the pace nicely as it builds towards an unexpected finale.

Worth a watch.....

This was my boyfriend’s choice and I was a bit sceptical but I actually enjoyed it!

Set in South London on a housing estate during the summer, a gang of young, life long friends hang about, bored, indulging in crime and drugs to pass the time and earn some cash.

There are many faces in this film you’ll recognise, the usual ones are also wheeled out, Jamie Foreman, Danny Dyer, and Frank Harper but thankfully they don’t feature much. The ‘stars’ are the young boys themselves, lead by Paul Nicholls as Charlie, who adopts a debatable South London accent.

It’s quite a humorous film, with quick witted, colloquial dialogue and characters – anyone who grew up on a housing estate in London will know or relate to most of the characters, their feelings and way of life. You can almost feel the sun-baked concrete and the boredom and restlessness of the characters.

Disappointing

I usually love this type of film - London ganster, smart, funny, etc but this was just boring. No real story or plot. I like Nick Love as a director but this was his weakest film yet. Don't bother with this one, if you like this type of film go for 'Love, Honour & Obey' - a classic !