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Post by saffy on Sept 6, 2010 9:07:38 GMT
.. and yes Shane .. ALL the way through. Brilliant .. never wandered off, honest!
What a brilliant film .. I'd forgotten ..
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Post by arsenalforever on Sept 18, 2010 1:27:56 GMT
.. and yes Shane .. ALL the way through. Brilliant .. never wandered off, honest! What a brilliant film .. I'd forgotten .. its his most arty film to date He's done better films but this film reminds me of a French new wave film |
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Post by jill on Sept 18, 2010 8:30:17 GMT
It's remains my favourite. No reflection on the later films, just have a real soft spot for it. And I agree, it is 'arty'-some lovely stuff in there.
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Post by looper007 on Jun 12, 2015 14:02:49 GMT
It's remains my favourite. No reflection on the later films, just have a real soft spot for it. And I agree, it is 'arty'-some lovely stuff in there. I know you wrote this 5 years or so, sorry for commenting on it so late Jill 
I think it's sadly somewhat neglected in Shane's canon of work these days, maybe it's the black and white that turns many off but it doesn't get the love that Dead Man Shoes, This is England or A Room For Romeo Brass gets. Remember at the time Romeo was released it was seen as a step back for Shane after Twentyfour/Seven but now its seen as the better film by many (Romeo is the better film so I agree on that) . I think also it doesn't have a break out performance like Shane's following other films had. Bob Hoskin's gives one of his last great performances in this though. A beautifully written script too and the scene where Van Morrison's Wild Night is playing when Bob Hoskin's is dressing and flashbacks to him as a kid is a thing of beauty. It does have a downbeat ending a bit like DMS and TIE but I think 24/7 wins over any of Shane's other films I think its the best shot film without a doubt.
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Post by jill on Jul 16, 2015 18:35:52 GMT
I have a real soft spot for this film. Not sure about which is better-not sure how to compare the two.I think the decision to film in black and white had a lot to do with it not being a commercial success, but I think it adds to the poetry of the film. Love it.
On 24: 7, here's a little curiosity I found by chance. How odd this completely passed the forum by. The theatre company should have posted about it.
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