Very recently I have been able to catch up on the recent emergence of 'brit gangster films' and without a doubt most have been crap, neither true to the world or accurate on any account.

While this is not perfect, it is a damn sight more authentic than the rest I've seen. It doesn't glamourise criminals or their violence and it does have a heart. It's also littered with too many criminal in-jokes, names, places etc, for it to have been written by someone who hasn't at been apart of this thing.

If you find it nasty or offensive, then it's because this life is.

Out of Depth
Review date: 2003-03-26 Rating: 2 out of 10

My reaction was not so much "another Brit Gangster Movie" but "another poorly directed and clunkily written heap of mockney claptrap". Abysmal and unpleasant. I'm only giving it one star because Amazon reviews don't seem to accept giving no stars at all.

out of depth
Review date: 2001-11-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

A gritty realistic true story of a young man who dabbles and becomes entangled in London's underworld.I won't spoil a gripping end to the best British gangland film since Get Carter.Knocks spots off Lock Stock.Go see for yourself.Well worth buying

A tragic tale of loyalty, violence and jealousy
Review date: 2001-11-20 Rating: 8 out of 10

Oh God not another, brit gangster film. But possibly the biggest shock is that it's a good one.

Based on a real story the director appears to have made the decision to place it firmly in a stylised world that for me only enhances the impact of the ending and it's subsequent message. Some great acting, some iffy acting but over all the strength of the story carries you through. Personally I defie anyone to not be engrossed in this engaging, intelligent, flawed film.

And it's loaded with extras, including director's and producer's commentry, interviews with the cast.

Well worth checkng out, just don't expect the emptiness of a Lock stock.

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