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Hallam Foe Reviews

2007

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Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears - and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love. Read more

Starring	Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Ciarán Hinds, Jamie Sives
Director	David Mackenzie
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- Who or what is Hallam Foe, you ask? Hallam, dear filmgoer, is a young chap, played by that kid from âBilly Elliotâ,... read more on Time Out
- 50221
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Rubbish
  
  This is absolute Rubbish!!!
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sasa
  - 5 reviews
  - croydon
  - 18 Feb 2008 at 16:40
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- - 2
  - 0
  take more than a peep
  
  brilliant film. off the wall, great piece of original drama. some good performances from the cast. the pace is good and enough interest in the plot to keep you ... read more »
  
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- - turnofthetide
  - 1 review
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 00:11
- - 2
  - 0
  An odd, quirky, unique underdog of a film
  
  Hallam Foe could only be made in Britain. I could hardly see Hollywood film producers green-lighting a film that is about a reclusive, obsessive peeping tom who... read more »
  
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- - TheWatchman
  - 213 reviews
  - Suburbia
  - 15 Dec 2011 at 20:30
- - 3
  - 0
  Better than you might think
  
  Despite the unpromising trailer and storyline, I enjoyed this film. Atmospheric, unpredictable and memorable. Excellent music and a great central performance ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - RiffRaff
  - 110 reviews
  - Heywood
  - 24 Apr 2011 at 13:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Emotion evoking movie
  
  This film took me through all sorts of feelings – at times it is laugh out loud funny, dark, grimy, sad, erotic and generally very entertaining. It also ... read more »
  
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- - DJRiot
  - 9 reviews
  - Watford
  - 23 Mar 2011 at 13:08
- - 1
  - 1
  Disappointing
  
  I don't know why, but I just couldn't get into this film. It's well acted but perhaps the plot was just too unreal for me. Definitely worth a look ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - OXON
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 09:30
- - 0
  - 2
  Hallam Foe
  
  what a load of twaddle,the sex scenes were good though!!!The scenes of Edinburgh were good also,the acting was believable,just the story sucked.
  
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- - moviegoer
  - 4 reviews
  - Clevedon
  - 01 Oct 2010 at 02:04
- - 2
  - 0
  Surely longer than 90 minutes
  
  I think this clocks up 2 hours. Anyway, pay attention to the opening scene, where it's established that Foe is the eponymous teenager who struggles to get ... read more »
  
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- - InspectorSands
  - 209 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2010 at 12:56
- - 3
  - 1
  'You remind me of my mum' is NOT a chat up line that will ever work!
  
  So a strange teenage boy who spies on people and is obsessed with his dead mother manages to seduce an attractive, professional and apparently rational woman.<... read more »
  
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- - ConcreteCow
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 07 Apr 2010 at 12:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Hallam Foe - My Review
  
  I can't think of anything bad to say about this film but the only good thing I can think of to say is it is well acted, if lacking in events. Not a thriller... read more »
  
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- - DaddyTank
  - 160 reviews
  - Ulan Bator
  - 22 Feb 2010 at 17:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Hallam Fabulous
  
  I LOVED this film. Loved it's peculiarness. Love Jamie Bell. (I do have a little crush!) Great that he's doing independent stuff. Great little film.
  
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- - stevelovefilm
  - 8 reviews
  - Hove
  - 08 Nov 2009 at 21:10
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- - 124
  - 28
  Rubbish
  
  This is absolute Rubbish!!!
  
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- 528083
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sasa
  - 5 reviews
  - croydon
  - 18 Feb 2008 at 16:40
- - 61
  - 3
  Fab Foe
  
  This is one of those movies that, right from the outset, just grabs you in a wonderfully persistently ticklish way. You don't know why you like it, or even ... read more »
  
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  - Hove, Sussex
  - 26 Aug 2007 at 18:12
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  - 3
  thought provoking
  
  The movie doesn't make for easy watching, at no point was i sure if i was actually 'enjoying' it, but jamie bell shows an astonishing maturity in ... read more »
  
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  - London, UK
  - 22 Aug 2007 at 13:16
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  - 2
  Hidden gem?
  
  With the story starting in beautiful country settings in Scotland, then moving in sharp contrast to the city, Jamie Bell plays the role of Hallam Foe ... read more »
  
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- - Wox
  - 3 reviews
  - West Yorkshire
  - 31 Jan 2008 at 10:50
- - 10
  - 0
  Murky Depths
  
  A rather unsatisfying film in the end. I hoped for more. The tone is bleak and that's reflected in the style of photography - muted colours - rather ... read more »
  
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- - Firethorn
  - 63 reviews
  - Barnet
  - 14 Feb 2008 at 19:04
- - 10
  - 0
  Hallam Foe
  
  I’m one of those rare movie fans that did not see Billy Elliot when it it was released over 8 years ago. To be honest a film about a male teenage ballet ... read more »
  
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- - ValleyJohn
  - 96 reviews
  - Biggleswade
  - 16 Mar 2008 at 21:03
- - 9
  - 0
  Coming of Age, Coming of boredom
  
  Another case of getting a DVD just because of the cast. This was Weird with a capital W. I suppose it is a coming of age drama but it just seems a bit dull and ... read more »
  
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- - ThomMck
  - 57 reviews
  - Wellingborough, England
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 09:06
- - 6
  - 1
  Hallam Foe
  
  What a great little story.
  
  Not too long and every minute of the film holds a purpose, no wasted filler time here.
  
  To start with you really... read more »
  
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- - Owenski
  - 12 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 25 Feb 2008 at 09:12
- - 6
  - 2
  droll
  
  why oh why oh why oh why.trying to be arty all it did was farty
  
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- - phil
  - southampton
  - 10 Apr 2008 at 07:49
- - 5
  - 0
  I lost it with the badger
  
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  In trying so desperately to be quirky and independent this film forgot it had - call me old fashioned - to be credible, make sense, feature at least some ... read more »
  
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- - Mikejc
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Apr 2008 at 08:56

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Critics' reviews
- Who or what is Hallam Foe, you ask? Hallam, dear filmgoer, is a young chap, played by that kid from âBilly Elliotâ,... read more on Time Out
- 50221
- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
- An intriguing rites-of-passage story with a delirious, skewed perspective and an almost palpable sexual pulse
- 258646
- - Empire
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
- David Mackenzie’s terrific Edinburgh-set drama
- 179149
- - The Times
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32
- An odd and very appealing story
- 179148
- - Daily Telegraph
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:32

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  Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears - and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love....