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onyirtodd wrote:Agreed. Fine film but squalid.
I finally got the DVD today in the mail, so I could watch this film. Now I'm from the Netherlands and my English is pretty good, but my Scottisch is not so good (thank god for the subtitles :)). But, I did get the general message, which is pretty global. What Joe is dealing with, trying to stay sober and creating a good life for himself and his "family". Its very recognizable.
The acting was brilliant, and very very honest and realistic. There just aren't enough films like these. One's with REAL stories to tell, real life stories. What is so wrong with watching reality? Normal life is hard enough, and its OK to show that. We don't always have to see all the glitter and glamour of Hollywood.
People go see this film, if I had ten thumbs, I would give him ten thumbs UP.
Thank you Mr. Mullan and all the others working on this film for this beautiful honest film.
Peter McDougall's Just a Boy's Game is a masterpiece, a low-key story of life in a depressed Greenock, when the only ambition for the hard-cases is to be legendary hard-cases. Miller's performance is first-class, and Mackenzie's direction faultless.
Sydney Rosewater wrote:The above photie is a cracker. 2nd fae left's Alex Harvey, Billy Conolly in centre, And Frankie Miller at far right. Who're the rest?
I recognise the guy wi the big lapels at the back.
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