Football Factory does not shamelessly glorify violence like many have said. Violence is obviously a focal part of the movie, but i feel the violence of this movie is shown in a negative light. Through out the movie football hooligans of Chelsea FC are followed in a number of different situations. The turf of other football firms, and the local pubs are where many of the scenes are shot, but despite following the violence of football hooligans, this film is a lot deeper than that. It is about trying to feel a part of something. It is about confused individuals that are looking for something to believe in, and throughout the movie there are internal struggles where the characters battle within their own minds as to what's more important; growing up, or football hooliganism. The violence in this movie isn't gratuitous. It is necessary and factual, and is needed to show the internal struggles of the movies' many confused individuals. Not a bad film, although it is a little rough around the edges.
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Constantine
(2005)
Good for what it was
4 March 2005
Keanu Reeves gets a lot of slack from reviewers and also from the public about the rolls he takes. They say that he is always playing the character who "knows nothing, and only finds information out as the movie progresses", but in this movie he is the character who contains most of the knowledge, and leads the way throughout the movie. He is going to get a lot of shots taken at him for this movie, but i thought he did a great job as Constantine, and was also the perfect person for the role. As the movie was based off of a comic i don't see what else people could expect. Critics seem upset for some reason, but Keanu played a great "super hero" (for lack of a better term for main characters in comics), and the screenplay couldn't have gotten any better... Its not going to win an Oscar, but for those of you who like science fiction, enjoy fantasy, and have an open mind i think this movie will fit.
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