Somers Town Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

Interesting but abrupt...

Put director Shane Meadows and superb young actor Thomas Turgoose together and you can be forgiven for immediately thinking.. Brilliant... 'This England' all over again, a must see. Unfortunalely you may be slightly dissapointed. This new output covers a very current social trend (European Immigration) along with an age old situation (runaway teens in London), and is painted brilliantly in black and white, with superb performances throughout. The only problem is, there is a distinct lack of actual solid content and what there is seems to be a little old hat. Add to that a very abrupt and slightly implausible endpiece and despite the craft of the film, it just does not really satisfy, entertain or educate in the way we expected it to, worth a watch but only if you enjoy a director and cast who can craft a fine portrait on film rather than a whole story.

Charming

Great acting from the main boy, same boy as This is England. Short and sweet film, great monochrome filming.