- Actors: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh, David McKay
- Directors: Ken Loach
- Writers: Paul Laverty
- Producers: Rebecca O'Brien, Ulrich Felsberg
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Cinema Club
- DVD Release Date: 3 Feb 2003
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000083EFK
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 76,812 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Can we talk? Everybody is pretty well agreed that Great Britain's Ken Loach is one of our most important filmmakers. On the basis of his work with actors alone--often actors who are unknown until showcased in his films--he commands a place in the modern Pantheon. The problem is that he sounds terminally "worthy"; his films invariably reflect a commitment to framing harsh sociopolitical realities and steeping us in the fight for justice, a square deal or a square meal. They sound, in short, as if they're "good for you"--whereas the fact is that they are almost always damned good, period.
My Name Is Joe makes for an excellent introduction to Loach country--partly because it's just a tad more immediate in its basic viewer appeal. Joe Kavanagh (Peter Mullan), out-of-work Glasgow housepainter, is a terrifically attractive fellow, and though he is also a recovering alcoholic, he seems eminently pulled-together and ready for yeoman service as a movie leading man. The main story line concerns his encounter with and growing attraction to a smart social worker (Louise Goodall). There is nothing star-crossed about their potential love, but each is tough enough to set limits till they've travelled over a distance of mutual ground. Meanwhile, Joe's status as role model among his more emotionally and economically precarious neighbours--an extended family of man--is good for a surprising number of lusty laughs and one fatal, criminal complication that could jeopardise his future. Peter Mullan won a well-deserved Best Actor award at Cannes in 1998, and subsequently directed a family comedy-drama of his own, Orphans. --Richard T. Jameson, Amazon.com
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My Name Is Joe
Joe is a recovering alcoholic who keeps his sanity by coaching the self-styled wost football team in Glasgow. When one of Joe's players, Liam, becomes involved with local gangsters, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens the lives of all concerned. It also comes between Joe's budding love affair with social worker Sarah.
Joe is a recovering alcoholic who keeps his sanity by coaching the self-styled wost football team in Glasgow. When one of Joe's players, Liam, becomes involved with local gangsters, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens the lives of all concerned. It also comes between Joe's budding love affair with social worker Sarah.
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This is a story about the most marginalised of LA communities daring to take on their corporate bosses against all odds. Inspired by the real-life "Justice for Janitors" campaign led by immigrant cleaners, mostly women, in LA, Loach unravels the events centering his tale on the American community who dare to battle.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This gritty film by Ken Loach is Loach at his best, his excellent direction is matched superbly by Peter Mullan's acting as the lead in this story on Glaswegian life. The film deals with delicate issues of drugs and a crap football team, features central to Scottish lifestyle. If you want a film that gives you realism as you want and expect there is none better than Ken Loach and none better than "My name is joe". This is definitely one of the best British films of the last couple of years!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The name Ken Loach is synonymous with films which have a realism unparalleled by any other major director.
This film is set in Scotland (council estates obviously, this IS a Ken Loach film!) and tells the story of a recovering alcoholic, Joe.
I'd love to discuss some of the plot but I think I might give things away. This is a very personal journey and it would be unfair of me to spoil it.
All I'll say is that Joe has had a dodgy past but finally finds his life in a stable condition. He is a sober, moral man who becomes involved in a situation which compromises his ethics - but feels he has no choice.
This is perfectly acted, and feels so real that I was desperate to know the fate of the characters. Once the film finishes, those characters *still* seem real and maybe thats because to a large extent, they are.
Loach manages yet again to capture the essence of real humanity, this doesn't feel rehearsed, this doesn't feel scripted (and much of it probably isn't), it doesn't even feel acted - this is a real corner of humanity.
This film is set in Scotland (council estates obviously, this IS a Ken Loach film!) and tells the story of a recovering alcoholic, Joe.
I'd love to discuss some of the plot but I think I might give things away. This is a very personal journey and it would be unfair of me to spoil it.
All I'll say is that Joe has had a dodgy past but finally finds his life in a stable condition. He is a sober, moral man who becomes involved in a situation which compromises his ethics - but feels he has no choice.
This is perfectly acted, and feels so real that I was desperate to know the fate of the characters. Once the film finishes, those characters *still* seem real and maybe thats because to a large extent, they are.
Loach manages yet again to capture the essence of real humanity, this doesn't feel rehearsed, this doesn't feel scripted (and much of it probably isn't), it doesn't even feel acted - this is a real corner of humanity.
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Not such a taboo after all
I was captivated by the idea of a social worker falling for a recovering alcoholic under her charge. Read more
Published on 13 July 2006 by David's
a gritty little film
Four stars for this film mainly due the central performance by Peter Mullan. As Joe, a man trying to drag himself away from a life that was ruled by alcohol and violence, he gives... Read more
Published on 21 May 2005 by JJ
A brilliant, appalling film
This is an excellent film. Well made, well acted, funny, gripping from start to finish but I'll almost certainly never watch it again. Peter Mullan's performance as Joe is superb. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2004 by Ray Carrick
There's hope yet
This is one of the most worthwhile of Movies to come from Britain in the past twenty years. In the wake of misled attempts to revive the industry it is actually made for a purpose... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2003
Self-conscious and inaccurate
I happened to catch this film with French subtitles, the struggles the translator had with the Glasgow patois was interesting but overall the film despite good performances from... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2002
Great flick
I wish more American films would take this path. This film was awesome. I really enjoyed this film; it just shows you do not need a big budget to make a classic. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2000
excellent, one of the best films I have seen in a long time.
I got this film out and wasn't expecting too much but it was superb. The reality of the film is frightening. Peter Mullan plays a brilliant part. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2000
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