I have given this film a 3/10 because I still think it is worth watching, if only as a poor comparable to true Indie cinema. Unfortunately it is films like this which give "arty" movies a bad name due to their lack of plot, strange juxtaposition-ed music and quirky situations. There are many moments in the film which made me truly cringe...like the dreamy wheelchair sequence and the strange cross dressing. Of course if done properly in another film, these could have both been very thought provoking moments, symbolising our society overcoming the fear of minority groups blah blah blah. However the symbolism simply wasn't there in this film. The only aspect which I found truly enjoyable was the father character, whose acting was truly sensational. I believed every word he said and his struggle was obvious even when he had no lines to say. All in all, I would say that this is a good film to watch if you are 14 years old and just starting out on your journey of discovering alternative cinema. It is a very gentle and naive attempt at something more profound.
Review of Somers Town
