Having just seen this fine piece of film-making I start to wonder again if there'll ever be a movie like this coming out of Germany. I reckon I'm still gonna have to wait quite a long time. This flick contains a lot of the ingredients I love many UK productions for. No fear of displaying queer characters and carrying a plot to extremes. Not to forget the black humor. But this didn't really feel like comedy to me (as it is tagged by IMDb). To be frank the couple in the movie really shows some wicked and malicious behaviour and it's hard to establish a positive attitude towards them. You often rather ask yourself "Blimey! Did he really do that now?" or "Oh dear! How is this going to end up?". But I loved it and it was a guilty pleasure to keep asking myself! I'm not sure if it was a good idea I'd watch it again with my girlfriend. But she would love the ending I'm sure...never trust a woman entirely ;-)
Reviews
2 Reviews
The Football Factory
(2004)
Was it all worth it?...'course it f***ing was!
29 March 2005
Being German I'm not really into the Hooligan way of life. I'm just fond of the Brit way of making films and this one is just brilliant. Of course you can argue about whether the director Nick Love is showing the life of some football thugs too positive and without the "never do this, kids" attitude, but...this is just a great piece of film. It has terrific acting (especially Frank Harper does a great job), splendid camera and editing and a more than suiting soundtrack. Watched it with some pals and it was just great fun. The scene where Rod tells his girlfriend's parents about his inner thoughts is a highlight. So if you're able to shut out all thoughts of moral and you're just interested in 90 minutes of quality film-making of today...watch this. It's definitely all worth it!
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