Starring - Andrew Shim, Ben Marshall, Paddy Considine, Bob Hoskins, Frank Harper, James Higgins, Vicky McClure
Director - Shane Meadows
Genre - Comedy
Classification - 15
Production Year - 1999
A Room for Romeo Brass.
I was really chuffed to find this in the directories, its not ... Read review
Twelve year-old Romeo and friend Gavin live next door to each other. They are best mates ... more
with a shared sense of humour that helps them to survive in a landscape of comic losers and broken dreams. But their friendship is put to the test by a chance enco...
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12 year old Romeo and Gavin live next door to each other. They're the best of mates with a ... more
shared sense of humour that helps them survive in a landscape of comic losers and broken dreams. But their friendship is put to the test by a chance encounter. A...
Twelve-year-old Romeo and friend Gavin spend days just behaving like lads and putting up ... more
with their families. A much older lad - Morell - takes a fancy to Romeo's sister after saving Romeo from being beaten up by bullies. The story erupts into violence but ends on a much happier note...
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A Room for Romeo Brass.
I was really chuffed to find this in the directories, its not a very well known film but one of my favourites. A Room for Romeo Brass although dubbed a comedy is a dark and disturbing masterpiece, with a similar atmosphere to most Mike Liegh films.
Shane Meadows (TwentyFourSeven) brings us the story of two young boys from a rough town in the Midlands, England. Romeo (Andrew ... ...and sister, only to receive a verbal beating for eating all the chips on the way home. "YOU SELFISH LITTLE BASTARD, JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER" his mother barks, you can tell this hits home with Romeo as he hates his father for leaving him.
We meet Knocks' family when he is discovered throwing his fathers 'secret' porn collection out of his parents bedroom window for Romeo, his mother catches him red handed and then realises ... more
Starring - Andrew Shim, Ben Marshall, Paddy Considine, Bob Hoskins, Frank Harper, James Higgins, Vicky McClure
Director - Shane Meadows Genre - Comedy Classification - 15 Production Year - 1999
A Room for Romeo Brass.
I was really chuffed to find this in the directories, its not a very well known film but one of my favourites. A Room for Romeo Brass although dubbed a comedy is a dark and disturbing masterpiece, with a similar atmosphere to most Mike Liegh films.
Shane Meadows (TwentyFourSeven) brings us the story of two young boys from a rough town in the Midlands, England. Romeo (Andrew Shrim) and Knocks (Ben Marshall) cope with their dysfunctional families by being best of friends, Knocks has some sort of spinal problem and is sometimes dehabilitated while Romeo has to deal with the absence of his troublesome father. Together their mischeavous antics help them mask the ordeal that is everyday life.
Meadows starts by telling this sweet yet dark looming tale of two young friends by opening with the pair walking through the country together and eventually buying chips for Romeos family (and eating most of them first) all whilst The Specials play "A message to you Rudy" in the background. We are intoduced to Romeos family when he passes the chips to his mother and sister, only to receive a verbal beating for eating all the chips on the way home. "YOU SELFISH LITTLE BASTARD, JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER" his mother barks, you can tell this hits home with Romeo as he hates his father for leaving him.
We meet Knocks' family when he is discovered throwing his fathers 'secret' porn collection out of his parents bedroom window for Romeo, his mother catches him red handed and then realises who the magazines belong to. The acting from all involved is very realistic and natural, there are plenty of laughs throughout this film but it still manages to maintain a sickening uncertainty throughout.
A great sense of friendship is easily sensed between the two boys, especially when Romeo rushes to Knocks' rescue in a fight with some scallies on a football field. Romeo although tough is unable to take on two bigger boys, but luckily for him a gangly looking figure runs in to help. The figure is Morell (Paddy Considine) a twenty something geek who quite clearly has no friends of his own. Morrell becomes companion to Romeo and Knocks and this is where the story changes its tone. Thorughout the whole film you will note Morells' mood change, a hint of abuse from his father shows subtly and you evetually feel threatened by him.
Although the scenes in A Room for Romeo Brass can be very dark and disturbing in places, a real sense of light hearted comedy makes the film glow. It is a gradual trip through the mind of a madman whose relationship with two young boys grows into a psychotic mind bending tale of despair and horror.
I would recommend this film to anyone, it is funny yet horrifying and extremely heartfelt. I have tried not to give too much information about the film as it changes direction all of a sudden and I didn;t want to spoil it for those who may be tempted to watch it after reading this review. The acting is splendid, it was Andrew Shrim and Ben Marshall's first major work, they are both so natural its unbelievable. The story is so chilling whilst being one of the most beautiful heartfelt films I have ever seen.
Advantages: British Cinema at its best Disadvantages: there really are none!
A blend of bittersweet comedy and gripping drama, this film centres mainly around two teenage boys (Romeo and Knocks) who live next door to each other and the "friendship "they develop with Morrell (Paddy Considine) a dark, disturbing character who tries to come between them. Considine delivers a powerful performance as Morrell, a loner who befriends Romeo by taking him under his wing as he has rejected the affections of his own father. Morrell displays ... ...sister and, on the other, a creepy, disturbed individual which is portayed in his bullying of Knocks and the way in which he reacts when ridiculed or rejected by those around him. In typical meadows style, the script for this film is brilliantly improvised by the actors which adds to its "reality". A grim tale with moments of sheer comic inspiration and heart-wrenching emotional performances, it takes you on a gripping journey into the lives of two ...
cathcwm 08.09.2007
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Twelve-year-old Romeo and friend Gavin spend days just behaving like lads and putting up with their families. A much older lad - Morell - takes a fancy to Romeo's sister after saving Romeo from being beaten up by bullies. The story erupts into violence but ends on a much happier note...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
MOMENTUM PICTURES; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Directors Video Diary, Directors Commentary, Trailer
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Professional reviews
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"...Meadows develops some strong dramatic ideas about contemporary British life..." (Box Office, p.154, 01/11/1999)
"...Meadows seems fascinated by the happenings of everyday life....Effortless in the way it insinuates itself into these families, touching in the ways it shows how fiercely Romeo and Knocks are..." (Chicago Sun-Times - o.32, 03/11/2000)
"...A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS is a classic coming-of-age story that swiftly and compellingly assumes the form of a parable of innocence and evil..." (Los Angeles Times, p.C17, 27/10/2000)
In A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, two teenage boys, Romeo (Andrew Shrim) and Knocks (Ben Marshall), whose families live in the same housing development in a small town in the Midlands, England, share a unique friendship. Making jokes that nobody else understands, fighting over little things, being brutally honest with each other, the boys' behavior epitomizes eye-rolling teenage smugness. They both have family problems. Knock's dad is a wierdo who completely ignores him. Romeo's dad is an angry brute. However, the boys seem to get along just fine. That is, until a stranger, Morrell (a truly beguiling Paddy Consadine), appears in town and stirs up trouble. He threatens Knocks, then dominates Romeo. He coerces Romeo into setting up dates with his sexy sister, and challenges him to strangely aggressive martial arts matches. Meanwhile, Knocks has undergone a major operation on his bad back, and is bedridden at home. Romeo is lost and confused. Just when it seems that the boys have grown apart for good, a tragedy brings them, their families, and the whole neighborhood together again. A gray and moody film with a biting narrative, A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS features some gorgeous photography, emotional performances, and most of all, a drifty, perfectly assembled sound track.
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