Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2005 / New Town Original / United Kingdom 2003
Fresh, likable portrait of a group of young slackers in suburban England, one of whom falls for a thug’s ex-girlfriend.
Amid the sprawling landscape of Brit no-budgeters, New Town Original stands out for its freshness, solid technique and genuinely likable performances. Mick Jones (newcomer Elliott Jordan), an accounts clerk in his early 20s, wants to be “a doer, not a talker,” but basically hasn’t a clue how to go about it. Stuck in a tedious job, Mick hangs out with his buddies, Johnno (Nathan Thomas), Ozzy (Richard Gooch) and flashy Bal (Kal Aise), at the local leisure center, and fantasizes about getting laid. Mick’s horizons suddenly change during a routine drinking sesh with his pals when he’s eyed up by Nicki (Katharine Peachey), onetime g.f. of local psycho hardcase Si Naylor (Paul McNeilly).
Derek Elley
92 min / Color, 35 mm
European premiere
Director Jason Ford
/ Screenplay Jason Ford
/ Dir. of Photography Fiachra Judge
/ Music Eudemonic
/ Editor Emile Guertin
/ Producer Terry Bird, Jamie Palmer
/ Production New Town Films
/ Cast Elliott Jordan, Katharine Peachy, Nathan Thomas, Paul McNeilly
/ Contact New Town Films
www: www.newtownfilms.co.uk
New Town Films
Alracks, SS15 5HU, Essex
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 126 847 2696
Fax: +44 126 845 5054
E-mail: [email protected]
Jason Ford
Film Director
Terry Bird
Producer
Jamie Palmer
Producer
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