1st watched 8/9/2013 – 7 out of 10(Dir-Shane Meadows): Charming slice of life drama about a couple of young boys in London who don't have much for themselves at the beginning of the movie but find friendship kind of accidentally, which provides for them the support that they both need. One is from Nottingham, named Tomas, who decides to travel to London because there is nothing for him in Nottingham(according to his point of view). The other is a son of a Polish immigrant who is part of a broken family, and basically has nothing to do while his father works in the daytime until Tomas comes on the scene. They both are mischievous and definitely not saints, but their charm is in how they have learned to survive. Tomas uses any means to get by with occasionally stealing food and conniving people, and his newfound friend kind of goes along with him. The Polish son has an infatuation with a French waitress which Tomas meets and also begins the same. Their pursuit of her makes up the rest of the movie, and it isn't an American-type perverted pursuit but rather they figure out ways to win her heart. This is the kind of film that will leave a lasting impression to it's viewers but never make a lot of money. It is about real people with real problems who find real solutions to at least get by. A colorized ending is attached to this otherwise black and white film leaving the viewer wondering if this actually happened or was a dream sequence. What the movie does do is make you believe that pursuing your dreams is a positive thing none-the-less. These are the kind of movies I could watch everyday and wish Hollywood would pursue similar fare(at least once-in-a-while).
Review of Somers Town
