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Intense, ferocious and deeply unsettling, I.D. is an excellent examination of Britain's unsavoury contribution to global culture: football hooliganism. Whereas Alan Clarke's The Firm showed the violence that lurked behind a seemingly normal façade, I.D. posits football hooliganism as a feral temptation. Dedicated, ambitious undercover policeman John (Reece Dinsdale) becomes seduced by the violence of an East London gang, ultimately becoming lost from his regular life with his wife (Clare Skinner). Dinsdale delivers a measured performance that sees him spiral from committed, right-minded policeman to shaven-headed, Nazi-saluting monster, revelling in the violent impulses he embraces with glee and, alarmingly, becoming a hero amongst those he is infiltrating. Warren Clarke is absolutely monstrous as the leader of the hooligan gang, a paragon of bigoted hatred and the embodiment of John's future. Often unnervingly realistic, director Phil Davis is adept at creating riotous mob scenes that chillingly accentuate the world into which John is drawn. It could be said that I.D.'s premise is too thin, and that hooliganism is not addressed in an effective manner, but it is without doubt a chilling character study of the temptation of violence and the horrific influences that lurk in the heart of society. --Danny Graydon
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John, an ambitious young copper, is sent undercover into the hardcore football gangs to track down the 'generals' - the shadowy figures who orchestrate the violence. Gradually, the hard drinking, hard fighting macho world proves irresistable and John slowly finds himself turning into one of the thugs he has been sent to destroy.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Neil Cahill
Format:DVD
You know a film has something special when people either love it or hate it, and this film definitely has something special. Many dissenters appear to have expected a movie about football hooliganism per se, but the hooliganism takes a back seat to the character study that is this movie.
This is a movie about a policeman trying to do his job the best way he knows how, putting himself in the line of danger. He is doing dirty work in the name of good, and it sure is dirty! The deeper he gets in this new role as football hooligan, the more his real life fades into the distance.
As the film progresses, we are confronted with the question of where the good lies. When does an undercover hooligan become just a hooligan? As his "real life" disintegrates, is it he who has disintegrated?
Don't expect this to be a documentary on football hooliganism or "a day in the life of a football hooligan". Here you will find a character study that blurs good and bad in vivid colours and leaves us feeling unsettled. It is brilliant.
This is a movie about a policeman trying to do his job the best way he knows how, putting himself in the line of danger. He is doing dirty work in the name of good, and it sure is dirty! The deeper he gets in this new role as football hooligan, the more his real life fades into the distance.
As the film progresses, we are confronted with the question of where the good lies. When does an undercover hooligan become just a hooligan? As his "real life" disintegrates, is it he who has disintegrated?
Don't expect this to be a documentary on football hooliganism or "a day in the life of a football hooligan". Here you will find a character study that blurs good and bad in vivid colours and leaves us feeling unsettled. It is brilliant.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By LXIX
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I.D. is my favourite of all the football hooligan genre films. It's a cut above the rest and also has deep psychological undertones as it systematically maps out how one person (a professional and respected member of the community) can gradually engage with the camaraderie, sense of belonging and sheer thrill of fighting on and off the terracings.
The actual storyline is one of an undercover police unit set up to infiltrate the football hooligan structures and hierarchy associated with a particular club - they take this a bit too far though and end up 'turning injun' as they would have said in the Wild West.
Great lead role by Reece Dinsdale who by the end of the film has completely reinvented himself (for the worse).
The actual storyline is one of an undercover police unit set up to infiltrate the football hooligan structures and hierarchy associated with a particular club - they take this a bit too far though and end up 'turning injun' as they would have said in the Wild West.
Great lead role by Reece Dinsdale who by the end of the film has completely reinvented himself (for the worse).
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Some Bloke
Format:VHS Tape
This is an entertaining tale of an ambitious copper who goes undercover among football hooligans to find out who's orchestrating the violence. As time goes on he becomes attached to the thugs, addicted to the violence, and removed from his police past.
The film thrives on tension - the fear of discovery, the threat of imminent violence and the loss of control expoerienced by the central character as he goes through the transformation. The gang fights are a big part of the make-up of the film and as such aren't to everyone's taste. But there is a heavy psychological aspect to this film and that's not to be forgotten.
The acting is convincing, as are the scripts and storylines. I'm told that some of the fight scenes aren't realistic to the football world, but they do fit the story. What is convicing is the way the central character works: I used to do undercover investigations (non-police), and I felt that many aspects of the effect of the job were reproduced convincingly, and I appreciated that. Perhaps this connection of mine endears me more than average towards this film.
Don't expect something high-brow, but although this film does rely to a large extent on the fight scenes, there is more and the story is worth bothering with and reproduced in an accessible and convincing way.
The film thrives on tension - the fear of discovery, the threat of imminent violence and the loss of control expoerienced by the central character as he goes through the transformation. The gang fights are a big part of the make-up of the film and as such aren't to everyone's taste. But there is a heavy psychological aspect to this film and that's not to be forgotten.
The acting is convincing, as are the scripts and storylines. I'm told that some of the fight scenes aren't realistic to the football world, but they do fit the story. What is convicing is the way the central character works: I used to do undercover investigations (non-police), and I felt that many aspects of the effect of the job were reproduced convincingly, and I appreciated that. Perhaps this connection of mine endears me more than average towards this film.
Don't expect something high-brow, but although this film does rely to a large extent on the fight scenes, there is more and the story is worth bothering with and reproduced in an accessible and convincing way.
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Reece Dinsdale is brilliant.
The hooligans look like art students for the most part, but the study of one man's demise into insanity is really well done. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DeanT
5.0 out of 5 stars
football and what comes with it
this is a good film to watch, shot in and around Bermondsey a good insight into the thuggery that goes cap in hand with football it seems.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. J. Dudman
5.0 out of 5 stars
great film
Great film good quality dvd was a decent price I really enjoyed watching this would recomment it to others in future
Published 1 month ago by stacey
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as dvd
I brought this film as a replacement from DVD & to my horror NO subtitles on this film! Very disappointed as I'm hard of hearing. As the DVD it got subtitles. Read more
Published 2 months ago by TERRY JR
5.0 out of 5 stars
quality film.
my husband is enjoying watching this film, it is a film that he has been looking for, for quite a while and i thank you for having it in stock. it made his day.
Published 2 months ago by claire casey
5.0 out of 5 stars
5star film 3star blu ray
Great film really gritty and realistic let down by a shockingly grainy hazy blu ray transfer that being said if like me you're a huge fan of this film and its characters and what... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars
The One
This is by far the best Hooligan film out there,brings back great memories. Defo not made in Hollywood but it's a great warts and all film to watch with the lads
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. Leyland
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rating for blu ray only - not the film itself
This is possibly one of the worst blu ray transfers that I have ever seen. The quality is below dvd, probably between vhs and dvd. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Doctor
4.0 out of 5 stars
I can smell Bill, smell it here I don't.
i.d. is directed by Philip Davis and written by Vincent O'Connell. It stars Reece Dinsdale, Warren Clarke, Claire Skinner, Richard Graham, Perry Fewick, Philip Glenister, Saskia... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Spike Owen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
an absolute classic, i first saw it about 15 years ago, brings back memories from the glorious days. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gally
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