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Going Off Big Time is a British gangster thriller laced with post-Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels humour, yet free of that film's flash visual gimmickry and populated with convincingly real characters. Opening with a scene of violence and mayhem in a pub, the film unfolds in flashback as Mark Clayton (Neil Fitzmaurice, who also wrote the economical screenplay), recounts to his lawyer how bad luck and worse judgement turned this ordinary young man first into a hardened con, then into a small-time gangster. The prison sequences feature a masterly performance by Bernard Hill as the older con who shows Mark the ropes; the second half charts Clayton's rise to power taking over nightclub doors, running protection scams and, comically, dealing drugs from an ice-cream van. The style is plain vanilla with the rundown Liverpool settings giving a stark northern atmosphere somewhere between Get Carter (1971) and The Fully Monty (1997). It's small scale, unambitious stuff, and though Fitzmaurice packs plenty of plot into 83 minutes, more of Mark's romance with Natasha (Gabbi Barr) and his attempt to go straight would have lent the ending greater impact. The strong performances by a cast of almost entirely unknown actors are the best thing about the film.
On the DVD: The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 image is sharp and detailed, though rather grainy in night-time scenes. The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack doesn't get a lot to do but presents sounds with natural clarity. The extras comprise the trailer, two minutes of sounds bites and a minute of "B-roll", none of which add anything to the experience. --Gary S. Dalkin
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Mark Clayton is in the wrong place at the wrong time and finds himself doing four years. He adjusts to prison life and begins to stand up for himself against the system that failed him. He makes a new friend in prison - Ozzi - and when they are released they form a gang to take over the city's underworld. They are keen but desperate. Any scam will do - even dealing drugs from an ice-cream van. Mark is smart and the new gang is powerful and successful. But Ozzi is a loose cannon - violent, crazy and uncontrollable - a time bomb about to explode.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent Film Awards, ...Going Off Big Time (UK)
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: British Independent Film Awards, ...Going Off Big Time (UK)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first saw this film a good few years ago. As a scouser born and bred I could so relate to the humour within this film. It's the story of a Liverpool lad, who through bad choices and the bad (but funny) company he keeps end up on the slippery road to ruin. At a crucial part of the film enters the love interest, unfortunately the love interests father has bared the brunt of the main characters flaws. For me Going Off Big Time will be amongst my top ten.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
saw this back in 2004 and thought it was stunning. stumbled across it on here last year and bought it there and then. this film is a british stunner. better than all the over top british craped we have been given lately like 4,3,2,1 and shank. this is true british acting allbeit on a low budget but it just proves you dont need millions to make a good movie!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bah. Low cost cast. A confused plot. Low humor. The "same" typical jail's scenes of rapes and violence. Not a "decent" soundtrack. Bad ending. What else ?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
crap film
It is not the suppliers fault but this is not worth the hour and a half of your life to sit and watch it as it is a really poor film, Sorry but it was v.poor.
Published 17 days ago by GJT
gangster dvd
boght this after seeing it on channel 4 brilliant dvd actoin all the way fantastic price very cheap
Published on 28 May 2010 by s .p.generalovic
Don't miss this film !
SUPERB!!
One of the best British films of all time, better than Lock Stock or Snatch and on a par with Twin Town. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2004 by fivestarfrankie
NOT AS CLEVER AS SNATCH!
This is a highly overlooked british movie that I feel is in the same league as the likes of Lock Stock and Snatch. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2003 by Jason Gaston
Going Off Big Time
A really good well directed film. Big scenes of Liverpool and the gangster touch goes down really well. This is a must see if you like gangster type films.
Published on 18 Aug 2002 by "matt@crosbycomms.co.uk"
Comparisons with Tarantino are not unjustified!
Right from the start this lo-budget self-styled gangster mob movie is fast moving and hits you hard. Read more
Published on 15 April 2002
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