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good back-story, and good acting

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I am an American but I like all kinds of film. I only bring this out because I can't as well relate or know all of the little social ques in this film quite as someone from the UK. Regardless I liked it a lot. It wasn't deep. It wasn't complicated. But thats what made it nice and charming. A simple story about two kids who are unlikely friends. They bond over the simple things, like a girl, and become quite close. While the film I would say was a bit idealistic and whimsical that's what made it enjoyable. It truly felt like a small little piece of escapism cinema. A realistic story and characters but just with a nice charm and sweetness you don't see in film too often. This just goes to show a film can be enjoyable without being "real" per se where there's all kinds of suffering and turmoil in addition the joyous times. I recommend this to anyone who just wants a nice one hour uplifting film. Although I do feel they could've made it a bit longer but oh well.

Black, white and nothing else - such movies painted this way are sadly relegated to a bottom tier, undeniably niche to punters and commercially risky for studios. When I hear people tell me they don't like watching anything that isn't in full colour because it seems weird, I feel lucky to have got past that hurdle. It is the same thing for foreign films with subtitles and those that are in 3-D. As viewers we are taken out of our comfort zone, and not everyone likes to be jerked around from normal habits. I have rarely hidden my delight in the particular form of black-and-white in motion pictures. Talk to a professional photographer and gather opinions from those who work in the field. Black-and-white creates starker imagery and people look better when natural light is absorbed. Take Thomas Turgoose, for example, a name you will likely recall and a face you will never forget from "Eden Lake" and "This Is England." He has a distinctive look, partially due to medical reasons, and that was highlighted in those colour movies. In "Somers Town" his character is pummelled ferociously by a trio of streetwise hooligans. He recovers to the nearest bathroom and washes his wounds. And you know what? He still looks like a movie star.Read the full review at my personal website: http://www.sightforallseasons.co.nr/

Being from Nottingham myself, I sort of feel duty-bound to watch Shane Meadows' films. Usually they don't disappoint. Usually.The reason I see this film as an attempt at comedy is that I can't really see what else it could be. I can't see any kind of message contained in this film, and the premise of the film frankly borders on the preposterous. Too little about the protagonist's background is divulged for the audience to take him seriously. He is essentially a homeless child on the loose in London, though a seemingly compassionate women he meets with on a train and then later in a café feels no need to report this fact to anyone. What drives the film then is the comic spectacle of the unlikely relationship that develops between young Tomo and a Polish immigrant he meets. Sure, this has its moments, but I don't really think that comedy is Meadows' forte.The black and white photography is equally irritating. Meadows could have saved himself bother by just popping up at the start of the film and announcing "this is more 'indie' than This is England, you know...". Once he'd got that off his chest then maybe we could have enjoyed the film in colour...I'm looking for positives here, I really am, but this film is really lacking. It lacks plausibility. It lacks originality (it's relatively similar to This is England). And it lacks run-time: 70 minutes and no discernible 'ending' - you may well feel like heading back to the ticket booth and asking for a refund afterwards.Not an unmitigated disaster, but watch Shane's other films first.

After one day picking up 'Dead Man's Shoes' and enjoying it very much, I was instantly interested in Shane Meadows other work. The release of Somers Town was no exception. I watched it in Nottingham which is where one of the main character's home is said to be in the film which added a certain local feel to it.Anyway, shot in black and white this film is about two lads who eventually become good friends. The black and white film certainly suited the overall feel of the film and the location. The acting of the characters seemed very natural, and Thomas one again puts in a good performance. The film has various comedy elements to it, and one of the characters in particular who appears to be a market trader is one to watch out for! I couldn't help but notice the film has a naive child like feeling about it but that is hardly surprising considering the two main actors are 15.This is an excellent film and is definitely worth seeing!