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Shopping [1993]


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Pretty boy Billy (Jude Law) is an amoral rebel without a cause. His anarchic response to a bleak London existence is to steal cars and drive them through shop windows: "crash and carry," as one fellow "shopper" terms it. But he and his tough, video-game obsessed gal-pal Jo (Sadie Frost) are no Bonnie and Clyde. Their shopping trips are merely a pretext for the adrenaline rush of destruction and the thrill of playing high-speed tag with the cops, a game that starts to wear thin on Jo. "Why don't you grow up, eh?" she finally asks. "And do what?" he helplessly replies.

The feature debut of Brit stylist Paul Anderson (Event Horizon) is a sleek film of misty alleys, blue-lit underground garages, and slick city streets. It's a dystopian London of the near future through the lens of Blade Runner driven almost single-handedly by Law's reckless charm and wild energy. It's hard to tell if the film is about the nihilism of sensation-hunting lost youth or simply a sensational melodrama of aimless rebellion, but there's nonetheless something irresponsibly appealing in Billy's anti-establishment rampage. --Sean Axmaker

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Synopsis

Writer/Director Paul Anderson (Mortal Kombat) has created this dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the homeless underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky. Starring a young Jude Law and Sadie Frost, and king of the TV voice-over Sean Pertwee.

The Worst Film I've Ever Seen In My Life.
Review date: 2007-09-18 Rating: 2 out of 10

I took a punt on this dvd for a couple of quid, as the blurb on the box and the cast list (Law, Frost, Pertwee, Bean) led me to expect a kind of hard edged futuristic Mad Max thriller. But I was fooled.
How this was ever given an 18 cert I can't imagine, because its actually a kid's film. Badly acted, badly filmed, and incredibly dated (made in 1993 it looks more like 1981) it comes across as one long advert for BMW Motors, which it probably was. Sadie Frost's appalling Ulster accent doesn't help things either.
This is the only dvd i've ever thrown straight in the rubbish bin. It's not even bad in a funny way, it just hurts to watch it. Were the early nineties really this awful?

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Slumming With Shopping - I'm Not Shopping for This Movie
Review date: 2006-12-27 Rating: 2 out of 10

This is a horrible film. No real discernable plot, just a gang of slacker punk thugs who smash store windows, drive cars into store windows, wreach havoc and anarchy, steal merchandise and sell it on the black market. Extremely violent, pointless, noisy - a jumble of scenes stitched together with zero continuity. If this film's premise is to justify and rationalize hooliganism because some 20-ish punks can't find jobs or housing - it doesn't wash with me. They are just anti-social wankers - why was a film made about them? They put my feet to sleep.

An excellent cast of actors is wasted on this piffle. I watched it just for Sean Bean, because I am a huge fan of his for 20 years....but his scene is less than 10 minutes - albeit, he is stunning as always as the sexy, sinister, silky smooth suave criminal in an impeccably tailored Yves Saint Laurent suit. His languid, sinister demeanor and electrically charged sexy body language makes you only watch HIM - and no other actor when he is on the screen briefly in this film.

Bean manages to uplift the weak material solely based on his commanding stage presence and the force of his personality as a classically trained actor. This guy could read cooking directions on a tin of peas and it would be fascinating!

Bean's one brief scene with Sean Pertwee is the only justifiable reason to watch this piece of crap movie. They are both such wonderful character actors - to see them "bounce off" each other in their one scene was spellbinding. These two actors also were in "Clarissa" and "Equilibrium" and they work so seamlessly together. It was a treat to see them again in this film - albeit an awful movie - but a good reunion of two highly gifted actors who've worked together so well in the past in other films.

I'd rather have dental surgery without anesthesia than to watch this film, but I sat through all this sludge just for Sean Bean and Sean Pertwee. A tiny cameo role with Bean's ex-wife, Melanie Hill was far too short. She's a wonderfully gifted actress and under utilizied in this rotten movie.

I suppose the other reviewer who loved it enjoys violent, noisy, senseless films about urban angst of hooligans - but I didn't see any point to this film. Sadie Frost's performance was one bright spot, but her part is underwritten and her material isn't very good. Jude Law wasn't that impressive - I think he's vastly over rated as an actor. Sadie Frost clearly is so much more talented than him - it's a shame she gave up her promising career to marry Jude Law because he turned out to be a bounder. She quit making films after she married him, so one reason to watch this movie, is for her memorable performance. She has some good scenes with Sean Pertwee - which temporarily pump some energy into this wretched film.

One of the worst films I've ever seen - but if you are Sean Bean, Sean Pertwee or Sadie Frost fan, you could sit through it just for their excellent performances.

GREAT FILM - VERY LITTLE OF SEAN !!!!
Review date: 2003-04-22 Rating: 8 out of 10

I bought Shopping as I am a BIG Sean Bean fan, I was very disappointed to find that I had to wait until about 45minutes into the film to see him and his appearance was no more than very short and sweet!. However, the film itself is action packed and quite exciting and I did enjoy every minute of it!

Genius
Review date: 2000-06-15 Rating: 10 out of 10

From the dramatic opening to the tragic finale, you realise that you are watching a film that might just change your life. The excellent narrative and the fast paced story line combine to make a truly memorable British film production. The Brit-pack actors (Jude Law, Sean Pertwee, and Sadie Frost) manage to handle the material with deft skill and acting genius. If ever a performance deserved an Oscar it would be Frosts. Her Irish accent is so realistic, you might be mistaken for thinking that she was born and bred in County Cork. Law is sublime as the middle-class mockney ramraider who lives in a caravan on the ponderosa. The film deals with the desperation of bored youth who are struggling to escape from unemployment and job club in Britains inner cities.

All I have to say is buy this film now. This film is definitely one of my favourites and deserves to be classed in the same league as other British classics such as, Rancid Aluminium, Love Honour and Obey, and Final Cut. . Recently I have not been watching Shopping as much as I would like (mainly due to the commencement of the stunning Lock Stock series) but I am certain that like me you will keep on coming back to this film.

Get a copy now! If I were you I would borrow, beg or Ramraid for it!

One of the most controversial British films of recent years
Review date: 2000-02-22 Rating: 6 out of 10

Angry, uncompromising and unforgettable. Ninteen year old Billy is king of the joyriders. Rejecting a society that offers him nothing, his life revolves around crime, drugs and music. Billys rival Tommy has made ram-raiding his profession and dealing stolen goods is his profession. The main flaw in this rather cliched film is the fact that the goodies are soo unlikeable, wheras the baddies are really rather likeable - and unintentionally so. However the film iis an interesting example of contemoprary British cinema, and proof that not all is lost for the industry.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Jude Law
Fraser James
Sean Pertwee
Sadie Frost
Sean Bean

Creators:
Sadie Frost (Primary Contributor)
Jude Law (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 0505058227893
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-07-26
Universal product code (UPC): 505058227893
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 109 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1996-02-09
Language: English (Original Language)

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