We Are Shadwell (I.D. (DVD))

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Product:	I.D. (DVD)
Date:	11/07/07 (188 review reads)
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Advantages: very cheap top buy

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Director – Philip Davis.
Run Time – 1 Hr 43 Minutes.
Special Features – Theatrical Trailer.
Interactive Menus.
Photo Gallery.

Main Cast –
Reece Dinsdale – john.
Richard Graham – Trevor.
Perry Fenwick – Eddie.
Philip Glenister – Charlie.
Warren Clarke – Bob.
Claire Skinner – Marie.
Saskia Reeves – Lynda.
Sean Pertwee – Martin.
Charles De’Ath – Nik.
Lee Ross – Gumbo.
Terry Cole – Puff.
Steve Sweeny – Viny.
Charles R. Bailey – Mickey.

Plot Summary –

When John (Dinsdale) an ambitious young police officer is assigned to an under assignment he is sent into the hardcore football gangs to track down the ‘generals’- the shadowy figures that run the gangs and orchestrate the violence.
But has john (Dinsdale) and the rest of his undercover team are soon dragged into the macho world, where hard drinking, and hard fighting are the rules and proves to be irresistible and john finds himself slowly turning into one of the hooligans that he has been sent to bring down.
Not only is john in deeper than he should be his marriage has fallen apart, his drinking spiralling out of control and losing the support of his undercover team Bob(Clarke) is also sniffing old bill.
Can john complete his task or will he be lost in the crowd on the terraces?

My Opinion.

This is a gritty and dark film that takes a stark look at the ever popular football hooligan and how easily you can be dragged into the circles of it.

Philip Davis does a great job directing his actors and are some fine performances here Dinsdale’s portrayal of john really good going from respectable police officer to one of the worst hooligans the country has ever seen, his downfall is shown in detail has he battles the boozes and his attraction to the barmaid, whilst trying to maintain his marriage shows what undercover operatives could go through.

Johns not the only officer to have a marriage to fall apart with Trevor’s(Graham) going down the pan to which he takes badly and falls apart getting drunk and causing a scene nearly giving away the operation.
Eddie and Charlie’s characters are only supporting cast and there to add numbers to the team with them not really having much to do in the film.

Bob(Clarke) plays the newly released from prison land lord of the local pub to good effect with a menacing portrayal and is good at taking the focus away from the real top boys who run the show and have more going on for them than just football hooliganism.
The rest of the hooligan cast are very good with Sean Pertwee looking very camp with slick back hair and earrings, there is a good performance from lee Ross(Gumbo) who plays a hooligan who was badly injured and left him mentally disabled, but is loved but ribbed quite a lot from the group,

There’s plenty of violence in the film from fights with opposing fans and when the Shadwell supporters go into the away end to start fights.

Overall I think this is the film that all football hooligan films originated from along with the firm (Gary Oldman) and paved they for future films such as the football factory (Danny Dyer) and Green street (Elijah Wood) and is still the best.

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Summary: Good early View of football hooligans