The Hooligan Factory (15, DVD & Blu-ray) British independent film in recent years has consisted mainly of films about football hooligans and various viewpoints on the Rettenden Range Rover murders, some have been very good, others have been laughably bad, it is this genre that writer/director Nick Nevern has chosen to lampoon in his film The Hooligan Factory. The film centres on Danny (Jason Maza) a loner who wants to desperately live up to his father’s violent legacy. A chance meeting with Dex (Nevern), a legendary hooligan top boy who has just been released from prison gives Danny the sense of family and belonging that he craves as well as exploiting his penchant for violence. From the well crafted opening scene which features cameos from three genre favourites to the Goodfellas-esque introduction to the family of hooligans, this film certainly lives up to the tag line that these guys will leave you in stitches. There is a real chemistry between Nevern and Maza’s characters and a whole host of cameos who gleefully send up their usual hard man personas. This is observational comedy at its best from a real fan of the genre, it is sharply scripted and with the exception of a few flat jokes mainly delivers, the endless quotes from The Football Factory that you and your mates ping at each other are all referenced here along with some fantastic ones of their own that you will find yourself quoting in weeks to come. So don’t be a melt, go out and buy this and get ready to laugh your canister off.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:06:12 +0000
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