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| Year: 1979 |
| Director: John Mackenzie |
| Cast: David Anderson, Bill Armour, Bill Barclay, Martin Black, Jim Boyce, Monica Brady, Jim Byars |
| Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime |
| Runtime: 85 min. |
| IMDB: This film on IMDB |
| Subtitles: OpenSubtitles.org |
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, one of Scotland"s most notorious troublemaker"s. This movie gives the viewer; 1. A glimpse into the harsh reality of growing up in one of Europe"s toughest neighbourhood"s, the "Gorbells" in Glasgow, Scotland, and; 2. It shows the "Incredible" strength of one man"s spirit. Jimmy, use to run small time protection rackets and the usual "Gangsterism" that goes with, that is until he"s caught and sent to prison. Everybody feared Jimmy Boyle, and I understand why, Boyle was one hell of a nasty character and you will see why, but that was no excuse for the brutal punishments this Human being received once imprisoned. He was actually in solitary confinement longer than any other person on record or "in the movies", but that"s just one of the punishments Jimmy receives in prison. This movie will bring you through all the emotions that "Midnight Express" did. I actually prefer "a sense of freedom" because of it"s low budget and realism, and it"s portrayal of one man"s strength of spirit to defy condititioning by way of extreme brutal punishment inflicted upon him by the British Judicial System, this guy would not give in, until they did, unbelievable, you gotta" see what this guy went through. One of my favourite parts is when Jimmy is at His Mother"s funeral, so sad, and the line "you"ll see, jimmy" J.B. replies "you"ll see,!? you"ll see f*#k"all without your eye"s." Ouch!. Jimmy Boyle still lives in Glasgow, he houses and counsels homeless and drug addicted teenagers. |
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| Date: 2007-10-04 01:37:50 |
User: James Shields |
I became aware of this last November whilst studying British TV Drama in University. I was immediately sucked into the world of Jimmy Boyle. He is to me a fascinating figure. I do not believe in giving criminals a celebrity platform and his criminal activities hold very little interest for me. What does captivate me is his persona and his talent as a sculptor. This man is made of cast iron strong will. This film perfectly captures this and it does it in a way that after 1 Hour and 30 minutes you believe to know the real Jimmy Boyle.
Written by native Glasweigian Peter McDougal & directed by long time collaborator and fellow Scotch Scot John MacKenzie we are transported into 1960's Glasgow. We are made vulnerable to society that Jimmy Boyle has grown up in. He is from a deprived working class tenement and we become very aware that he makes a living through his menace. The story is set by presenting him in this light. We move very quickly his life on the outside. Also during this time we also see the good side of Jimmy Boyle. He is well liked and he will give money to the neighborhood kids whose parents wouldn't have money.
He finally gets sent down for murder and this is when the film really begins. In Boyles own words he began making his own rules up. He was not reacting so much against the prison system and incarceration but he was reacting to the treatment of prisoners. He feels violated by the staff because he is nothing more than an animal to them and that is the way he treated. His strong will is displayed by the harsh beatings he receives and the amount of time he spends in solitary confinement. During this time we see him evolve psychologically he repeats his name so that he can remember who he is. He contemplates suicide all these scenes are extremely powerful and are very well acted by David Hayman.
Hayman is very believable as Jimmy Boyle. His face acting certainly portrays the characters thoughts and emotional turmoil. He is in my opinion a very fine actor and very consistent in everything I have seen him in. Another mention I will give is to the cinematographer Chris Menges who is surely a master of his craft. he has worked with best directors in England and America in his time and it is obvious that his skill of capturing and presenting moving images is up their with Conrad L. Hall and Robert Richardson.
Like it or loathe it A sense of freedom should be watched by any budding film makers (actors,writers,directors). Certainly one of Scotlands finest film exports ever. |
| Date: 2008-03-20 20:36:59 |
User: Robert |
had this fantastic drama on video, and was most excited when I found I could upgrade with the DVD release. So I gave away my video and bought the DVD, only to find to my horror that the DVD is edited, has new titles put on which are unbelieveably tacky, and worst of all, is DUBBED into Standard Scots!
This destroys all the beauty of the piece, both the chilling dialogue and the comic timing.
Additionally the blown up print makes the film look like a home movie.
An absolute disaster, and a successful job of making a gem look awful.
And the person I gave the video to taped over it. |
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