I must admit I really wasn’t expecting much as I sat in the cinema waiting for British director Nick Love’s latest offering.
The Firm is a remake of a seminal 1988-television feature that starred Gary Oldman and was directed by Alan Clarke. It caused outrage when it was first shown. British tabloids warned its readers of ‘Sick scenes’ and it was even controversial enough for famous clean up campaigner Mary Whitehouse to try and get it banned.
Alan Clarke was no stranger to controversy as a filmmaker having previously directed Scum in 1977 and Made In Britain in 1982. Alan Clarke’s The Firm is a gritty, well-made and violent film about football hooligans and yob culture.
Having watched it recently ahead of watching the remake I have to say it has dated quite a bit, but it hasn’t lost any of its power to shock. It’s a...
The Firm is a remake of a seminal 1988-television feature that starred Gary Oldman and was directed by Alan Clarke. It caused outrage when it was first shown. British tabloids warned its readers of ‘Sick scenes’ and it was even controversial enough for famous clean up campaigner Mary Whitehouse to try and get it banned.
Alan Clarke was no stranger to controversy as a filmmaker having previously directed Scum in 1977 and Made In Britain in 1982. Alan Clarke’s The Firm is a gritty, well-made and violent film about football hooligans and yob culture.
Having watched it recently ahead of watching the remake I have to say it has dated quite a bit, but it hasn’t lost any of its power to shock. It’s a...
- 9/2/2009
- by Alex Wagner
- FilmShaft.com
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