A few days ago I recorded 'This is England' which was being advertised persistently on FilmFour. I made the mistake of watching it with other people in the room. There are films to watch with people as a social thing, and then there are films to watch by yourself. 'This is England' was the later of the two. Simply because of the subject matter, it's difficult for people to watch with another in the room and not pass comment on the demographics of it all.
That having been said, I think the film had some very fine points, though it could have been a great deal better. As a commentary on Britain, skinheads, Thatcherites etc. it could have been fantastic, but it confused itself. Should the film have concentrated either on the characters or the situation, it would have been a lot more enjoyable to watch. Do I mean enjoyable? Probably not, but I've been at work for 12 hours and my brain is starting to ache.
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