'Cherps' or the black Alfie as it should have been titled.
It's a harmless enough film which really does little to really explore any of the conditions of the characters or society which it inhabits. There are some good sequences and the main performance is solid enough with the affable charm and direct to camera narration allowing for the thoughts and motivations to be conveyed.
The film really struggles on the back of its message though, because it has so little to say, it glorifies a lifestyle it ends up damning. Yet fails to explore the history that has led to the ineffectual lifestyle that the main character lives.
Oh and the central character reminds me of my friend Lennox Leach! If you met him you'd understand.
It's a harmless enough film which really does little to really explore any of the conditions of the characters or society which it inhabits. There are some good sequences and the main performance is solid enough with the affable charm and direct to camera narration allowing for the thoughts and motivations to be conveyed.
The film really struggles on the back of its message though, because it has so little to say, it glorifies a lifestyle it ends up damning. Yet fails to explore the history that has led to the ineffectual lifestyle that the main character lives.
Oh and the central character reminds me of my friend Lennox Leach! If you met him you'd understand.