Twin Town (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Its funny, lighthearted and clever.
Disadvantages: The humour is dark and bitter, so may only appeal to some!

"Twin Town" Ah the Welsh equivalent to "Trainspotting"! Set in the industrial, but beautiful town of Swansea, South Wales, this dark comedy introduces us to the perils of family life, tragedy, troubled youths and friendship. The film is rightly rated 18 and even though a lot of children nowadays will watch an adult film, it is not suitable at all for younger viewers and in many ways can influence them. Although, it does however reflect ... Read review

Advantages: Great charachters.
Disadvantages: Bit off the wall for some people.

Twin town is a movie that has both benefitted and detracted from by the comparisons with cult hit Trainspotting. While the tag obviously gave it some publicity and piqued many people's interest, it also left many with the wrong impression of what to espect when they see the film, leading to some dissapointment. The only similarities really are that both deal in graphic terms with the more down-trodden and morally-different elements of society and ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious
Disadvantages: Gets Boring in places

Plot - Twin Town is a movie about two young yobs who will have you in stitches! Julian & Jeremy are two mischevious brothers from Swansea. They are known as "The Lewis Twins" and come from a poor background. They live with their parents and sister in a caravan. Their father "fatty" does the odd job and supports the family on dole money. The boys are into drugs, car theft and anything thats going. They always go places together and always have bets ... Read review

Advantages: VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF FILM
Disadvantages: NONE

twin town is set in swansea, and is about two young men who love to steal cars and are always in trouble. they live in a caravan site with there mother, sister who works for a local massage palour, and their father who does odd jobs on the quite for cash in hand. alone with their faithfull dog. the story also has two bent cops, who are working for the local business tycoon, they are also trying to sell drugs and move up in the world . the real beginning ... Read review

Advantages: Great charachters.
Disadvantages: Bit off the wall for some people.

...quite sad tale of two twin boys, Julian and Jeremy Lewis (Real life brothers Llyr & Rhys Ifans) following their daddy Fatty Lewis's accident at work that lead to a subsequent feud with his employer Bryn Cartwright and eventually involved both families and a couple of rogue coppers. I won't go any further with the plot so as to not spoil it for those of you who watch it, but suffice to say that a number of people (and animals) end up meeting a very ... Read review