Somers Town
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December 8, 2009
- Synopsis
- Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England director Shane Meadows takes the helm for this monochromatic childhood drama concerning two young friends living in London, and their efforts not to turn out like their aimless fathers....
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- Starring
- Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Kate Dickie, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson
- Director(s)
- Shane Meadows
- Distributor(s)
- Film Movement
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 75 min.
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Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
The result is a movie that feels enjoyably aimless--one that invites viewers to just hang out for an hour.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Neil YoungAdd Critic to Favorites
Meadows and cinematographer Natasha Braier present their story with a gritty, unfussy lyricism that finds unexpected glimpses of beauty in overlooked corners of London.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Michael WilmingtonAdd Critic to Favorites
A funny and endearing character comedy whose extra-brief, 70-minute running time proves perfectly adequate for its slender, episodic story.Read the full review
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'This is England' Sequel Straight to Small Screens
08/27/09 Moviefone By next year, it'll be four years since Shane Meadows' This is England came out and stood out as a well-observed portrait of growing up of '80s-era England, so it seems fitting that any follow-up would also take place four years after the fact. | Cinematical.com -
95% Somers Town
08/06/09 Shane Meadows hits the spot with this short but sweet slice of good natured comedy, surprisingly, as it's essentially an extended black & white advert for a train station. | Rotten Tomatoes -
cinemadaily 07.16.09 | Meadows’s “Somers Town” Blurs Art & Commerce
07/16/09 Shane Meadows, a BAFTA winner for his gritty and vivid "This is England," is back with a new film that opens in a New York release yesterday. | indieWIRE -
94% Somers Town
07/16/09 Shane Meadows hits the spot with this short but sweet slice of good natured comedy, surprisingly, as it's essentially an extended black & white advert for a train station. | Rotten Tomatoes -
92% Somers Town
07/14/09 Shane Meadows hits the spot with this short but sweet slice of good natured comedy, surprisingly, as it's essentially an extended black & white advert for a train station. | Rotten Tomatoes