Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Fatma Suarez
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Raymond Sierra
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Justina
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
bluefoxniner
An extremely accurate and authentic portrayal of what life is in the UK. The biggest question that films like this, green street etc leave me asking is..why on earth is the UK NOT considered a 3rd world country? It has no system of law and order, a justice system that has no concept of punishment and a police force who peruse speeding motorists with pure aggression and casually ignore rape and robbery. A society whose dependency on alcohol and violence has some balls calling countries with a marginally lower GDP ' 3rd world' . It is without question, the most violent, backward and dangerous country on the face of the planet with a 'legal' infrastructure.
kale-brody
This film has tried to be as evocative as the northern classic AWAYDAYS by trying to repeat the same fashion/music/male relationships package. Except the fashion looks really uncool ( except for the Adidas ), the music is what my little sister liked at the time ( Soul disco!?!) and the male relationships are totally one-dimensional. It was apparently a big budget compared to AWAYDAYS but felt more like an Eastenders episode.I think Nick Love has got some real talent in there as he seems to understand what the average Joe wants to see. But he needs some support from some decent stylists not to make some dumb decisions. Still better than most drab UK indie fare though.
andrewweb
It has no soul, no heart. It's empty, absolutely one of the worst films I've ever seen.You can't help but compare it against the original, but even taken in isolation this stinks to high heaven.Several scenes stand out for a complete lack of any actual emotion, and for a subject that's suppose to be about intensity, just that raw emotion, that's really quite staggering !! How any film with such a passionate subject could somehow manage to completely avoid invoking any passion - I just can't describe. It's like it was made as some sort of joke, perhaps ?The fight scenes are a ham-fisted joke, the confrontation between Snowy and Bex actually had me laughing it was so awful."Put your hands together for..... Stanley" ?It's the nearest to a round of applause this tripe will ever see.Absolutely awful - all involved should be thoroughly ashamed.If you're a film student perhaps, it's worth a look. File under "How not to do it".
dana6394
From start to finish you will find The Firm very enjoyable, a killer soundtrack,flash clothes and very good feel for being back in the eighties thats sure to conjure up some nostalgia. Nick Love makes a humorous and attractive film which also packs a punch in delving into football hooliganism throughout the eighties. One thing that its lacking though is a real introduction into the casuals,the main rival (Yeti) isn't present enough and as tough as he is meant to be, and the only two characters that stand out are Bex and Dom with their very funny and dramatic relationship,the other boys in their firm are quite poorly presented too they have a handful of lines and are therefore wasted characters that would add a more overall feel to the hooligans. But if you can get over this minor fault, you will enjoy the fights(their brilliant),the insight into hooligan life and being back in the eighties(a scorching soundtrack). Enjoy Nick Love's finest work yet.
