One For The Road
2004
Jimmy, an ambitous young man, has an ingenious scheme to sell his late father's ailing business, however his plans are interrupted when he is required to attend a drink driving rehabilatation course. Whilst there Jimmy meets Paul- a salesman, Mark- a minicab driver, and Richard - a retired property tycoon.The men form unlikely .. Read more
| Starring | Rupert Procter, Gregory Chisholm, Mark Devenport, Hywel Bennett |
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| Director | Chris Cooke |
| Genres | Comedy |
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One For The Road
Jimmy, an ambitous young man, has an ingenious scheme to sell his late father's ailing business, however his plans are interrupted when he is required to attend a drink driving rehabilatation course. Whilst there Jimmy meets Paul- a salesman, Mark- a minicab driver, and Richard - a retired property tycoon.
The men form unlikely bonds over a series of activities and sessions, and soon the temptation to convince Richard to buy Jimmy's business proves to good to be true, and plans are hatched...
Stunning dark comedy from Chris Cooke in his debut feature.
| Starring | Rupert Procter, Gregory Chisholm, Mark Devenport, Hywel Bennett, Julie Legrand, Micaiah Dring |
|---|---|
| Director | Chris Cooke |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Nov 2004 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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British cinema has had some embarrassing blots on its copybook, but it's hard to think of many more shoddily inept outings than writer/director Chris Cooke's feature debut. Stripped of their licenses for drink driving, boy racer Greg Chisholm, cabbie Mark Devenport, salesman Rupert Procter and wealthy entrepreneur Hywel Bennett refuse to take their rehabilitation classes seriously and end up putting the world to rights in the local pub. The dire proceedings culminate in a drunken confrontation at Bennett's mansion, but the majority of the audience will have long ceased to care about these vulgar losers or their miserable lives.
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Like the director's earlier short, Shifting Units, this is set in a boozy, benighted Midlands underworld of rambling... read more on Time Out
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8 out of 12 people found this review helpful
one for the losers!
As much as I am a fan of british films, it must be said that there is not too much fun to be had watching four self-pitying losers ..
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Couldn't See Past The Low-Budget Shooting
It's shot on DV for God's sake! I'd have given it time if the performances were special, but they weren't.
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Jimmy, an ambitous young man, has an ingenious scheme to sell his late father's ailing business, however his plans are interrupted when he is required to attend a drink driving rehabilatation course. ... -