The War Zone (DVD)

This is such a harrowing movie, starring Ray Winstone and directed by Tim Roth. It goes from powerful scene to powerful scene and I had trouble watching at some points. It basically tells the story of a twisted family affair from the perspective of a son watching the goings on between his sister and his father. A brutal movie that does not shy away from any of the controversy that surrounds it. I have not seen the film in many years and even just recalling it is quite a depressing experience. Tim Roth shows he is just as good behind the camera as he is in front of it, and Ray Winstone gives such a sublime performance as a father with a dark secret. But the real ...  Read the complete review

After many years of not really doing very much actor Ray Winstone returned to full-time acting, his first major role saw him acting in good friend Tim Roth's movie The War Zone, an adaptation of the gritty novel by Alexander Stuart. Teenager Tom (Freddie Cunliffe) is disturbed by his departure from London, all the friends he leaves behind and the style of life he has. Settling in a small Devon village, Tom gets to grips with life in a place where technology and new trends don't even seem to exist; and with a family he feels strangely alienated from. His dad (Ray Winston) is a man of few words, and a nasty temper, his mother (Tilda Swinton) is heavily pregnant ...  Read the complete review