The Last Yellow
1999
In THE LAST YELLOW, Frank (Mark Addy) is overweight, unemployed, and still living with his mother. When Frank's mum finally throws him out, he rents a room in a run-down bed & breakfast operated by the hopelessly naive Kenny (Charlie Creed-Miles), who spends his days caring for his disabled brother, Keith (James Hooton,) and .. Read more
| Starring | Mark Addy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Samantha Morton, James Hooton |
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| Director | Julian Farino |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The Last Yellow
In THE LAST YELLOW, Frank (Mark Addy) is overweight, unemployed, and still living with his mother. When Frank's mum finally throws him out, he rents a room in a run-down bed & breakfast operated by the hopelessly naive Kenny (Charlie Creed-Miles), who spends his days caring for his disabled brother, Keith (James Hooton,) and dreams of getting revenge on the London thug who confined Keith to a wheelchair. When Kenny believes Frank's tall tales of life as a hitman, the two end up on a wild adventure of vengeance in London. The film also features Samantha Morton.
| Starring | Mark Addy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Samantha Morton, James Hooton, Kenneth Cranham, Steve Sweeney |
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| Director | Julian Farino |
| Studio | METRODOME DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 23 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Jan 2007 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A promising cast — Mark Addy from The Full Monty, Charlie Creed-Miles from Nil by Mouth and rising young star Samantha Morton — can't disguise the stage origins of Julian Farino's dark comedy. The setting is Leicester, where bespectacled nerd Kenny (Creed-Miles) hires lodger Frank (Addy) to wreak revenge on the thug who gave his brother brain damage. (The title refers to a game of snooker that turned ugly.) The relationship between the two hapless avengers is well-drawn, but the intriguing preamble eventually gives way to a disappointingly theatrical three-hander between the duo and their intended victim's trashy girlfriend (Morton). The thug is played by one Alan Atherall, a plumber from Kent “discovered” by the production team while fixing a leaky roof.
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Low-key, small-scale drama of two losers unable to deal with life's little difficulties; it looks misplaced on the big screen.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Don't Do It
I wasn't sure but after 15 minutes of watching this film I knew I wasn't going to like it. The acting and storyline are reasonable, but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) I'd already seen this story produced in a much better film, Lava.
The story revolves around a guy claiming he is ex-sas aiding a somewhat feeble minded lad in his desire to seek revenge against the person that caused his brother to be brain damaged.
Thats about the size of it really. In summary don't rent this. Rent Lava. -
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Good TV Play
The performances were the best thing about this film, and the direction was very good considering the rather flimsy and anti-climactic plot. For all the apparent belief in the project, it was far more suited to television. Iif only there were more good plays like this on the box.
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The Last Yellow
In THE LAST YELLOW, Frank (Mark Addy) is overweight, unemployed, and still living with his mother. When Frank's mum finally throws him out, he rents a room in a run-down bed & breakfast operated by the hopelessly naive Kenny (Charlie Creed-Miles), who spends his days caring for his disabled brother,...
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