My Name Is Joe

1998
7.4| 1h45m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 15 May 1998 Released
Producted By: WDR
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Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in the one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.

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Drama

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Ken Loach

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WDR

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
erago-1 When Joe tell her about alcoholic past Sarah says 'you've never forgiven yourself... I know that how its feel'' and we can not learn Sarah's story. Actually we do not know almost anything about Sarah but as if we know her. Ken Loach is Dickens in film space. I have to complete his all films and this five lines of review.
stevie j The awesome realism of "Once Were Warriors" (New Zealand, 1994), successfully transposed to Glasgow, Scotland.Solid, decent human beings use alcohol and drugs to "cope" with life. But, life only gets worse, loyalties are brutally tested, and one poor unfortunate will not survive. But, don't think this to be another flaccid piece of cliched, anti-drug drivel. No, this film speaks powerfully to the perverse, and often vicious, arbitrariness of life. Darwinians, of course, will be unmoved. The rest of us, however, will be chilled by the scale of our impotence in making this world a better place. Prepare yourself to feel humbled.
Tom Yates I gave this film eight out of ten after seeing it but my estimation may have risen since then. This film is well scripted, completely believable and you can empathise with all of the characters (something which in my opinion is the test of a film). The story moves from the tender to the comic to the bleak and gritty and holds the viewer throughout. I am looking forward to seeing more of Ken Loach's work.
jase-15 Peter Mullen and Louise Goodall give excellent performances in this gritty lifelike social drama. "S**t Happens" and it needs addressing . Joe's life is in control until he is drawn into an impossible situation by a family member.Doing the right thing involves doing the wrong things and this threatens his relationship , his sobriety and ultimately his life .The tension towards the end of the movie was really uncomfortable, the behavior of the characters totally believable.The ending was touching without being over-sentimental , it rounds of perfectly . My only frustration is of wanting to know more of Sarah's past and how this weighs heavy on her relationship with Joe . Another cracking film from Ken Loach