movie for...

dana.

okay, a lot of people might enjoy this film, especially my male readers whom enjoy soccer.

last night, heather and i watched green street hooligans. i first heard about the movie while reading the sports guy's guide to picking a premier team (part 1, part 2). heather had heard about it somewhere else, maybe because it starred mr. frodo, or some other reason.

anyhow, we rented it on demand and settled in for a movie that we knew was about soccer hooligans. pretty dang good. reminded me of gangs of new york, or city of god, but probably not as good as either. but, you mix in some soccer, pub, and the feeling of comradery, and it's got me thinking about buying the dvd. so, check it out. but, be warned, like gangs of ny, it's got some violence. no knife fights, but still some violent content. and, if you're offended by smoking, you probably should never watch a movie.

lord frodo, errr, elijah wood, does a decent enough job with his role as an american in london, learning the ropes. and, because the english aren't big corn feed beasts, he actually seems about the same size as many of the other actors. you think maybe he could scrap with these guys.

the english lead, charlie hunnam, does a good job as the ringleader. and, his english is good enough that you can understand him most of the time.

claire forlani, who i enjoyed in movies like mallrats and meet joe black, does an acceptable job. she hasn't aged that well, and looks sorta like her head is too big. or something. i think i spent at least half of the time she's on camera thinking, what happened to her? looking through her credits, i'd recommend basquit if you have not seen it.