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Gary Oldman took a break from acting to write and direct this unflinching family drama out of the kitchen-sink British school. Oldman doesn't appear in the film, instead handing the heavy lifting to the remarkable Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain) and Kathy Burke, who won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her work. The scummy drug trade of lower-class London is Oldman's turf, but he puts special focus on the miserable cycles of violence that fuel a family's struggle within this world. The results are not always easy to watch, but they are devastating (and the final sequence is chilling). Oldman may be guilty of indulging his actors a bit, but it's forgivable, given the big, roaring performances. --Robert Horton
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
By R. Mullaney
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Format:DVD
Nil By Mouth is Britains answer to Once Were Warriors. In this film, the brilliant Ray Winstone plays a violent drunk who subjects his wife (Cathy Burke) to some horrendous domestic abuse.
Set in a London Council Estate the film never lets the viewer get comfortable from start to finish. It is a raw, unflinching look at poverty in modern day Britain. It is truly upsetting and difficult to watch but it is also a bold film which everyone should take time to watch. Winstone and Burkes performances are magnificent.
Like This? Try: Once Were Warriors
Set in a London Council Estate the film never lets the viewer get comfortable from start to finish. It is a raw, unflinching look at poverty in modern day Britain. It is truly upsetting and difficult to watch but it is also a bold film which everyone should take time to watch. Winstone and Burkes performances are magnificent.
Like This? Try: Once Were Warriors
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was left stunned by the amazing acting within this film. It made me look at Ray Winstone in such a different light. He is now one of my favourite actors.
Heartbreaking in its reality this is not to be watched when you want something easy to watch. You can't help but be engaged to the point of anger and sympathy. This film is relentless.
The actors, especially Winstone and Burke, create such empathy that you can really feel for them. At his worst Winstone's character is repulse and mean. Amazingly, I still felt sorry for him at times. Winstone creates a man who is at odds with his present life and his past childhood. This is a man that understands that he is pulling his life apart, but that he can't help it.
This film has every range of emotion from pain and hatred and the emotions that make us stay with the people we love no matter what. Oldman's created a masterpiece that is undoubtedly owing as much to the cast. This is a hard film to watch but you will be rivited. You will also come through the otherside glade that you did.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By sean paul mccann
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Format:DVD
gary oldman wrote and directed this and its based on his own experiences of growing up in london and if this film is an exact mirror image of his life then its a wonder that oldman is even alive as this is a gritty and demented look at life,family and poverty.
ray winstone stars as a man named raymond who is in a relationship with kathy burke and he treats her like a dog both verbally and physically,they also have a circle of friends who all are victims of the enviroment they live in and there are few here to relate too,but thats the beauty,the film holds back nothing,offers little hope and yet is interesting and is hard to look away even during the most bleak moments,brilliant acting along with a razor sharp script containing more swear words than you would hear in a sailors convention this is excellent film making.
ray winstone stars as a man named raymond who is in a relationship with kathy burke and he treats her like a dog both verbally and physically,they also have a circle of friends who all are victims of the enviroment they live in and there are few here to relate too,but thats the beauty,the film holds back nothing,offers little hope and yet is interesting and is hard to look away even during the most bleak moments,brilliant acting along with a razor sharp script containing more swear words than you would hear in a sailors convention this is excellent film making.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Inmi Opinion
Format:DVD
Having recently watched a few of Ray Winstones films, Sexy Beast and Henry V111 I nearly gave this one a miss but thankfully didn't.Gary Oldman has gone from being an excellent actor to a brilliant director if this is what he's serving up. Having served in the Met.Police for 30 years this film brought back the reality of scenes and behaviour I had myself seen so many times,the only thing missing were the smells that go with it. The main contenders,Winstone,
Foreman, Burke and Creed-Miles act out of their skins although they all seem so at home and normal in their environment.Winstone and Foreman go over the side, fight, thieve and do about everything else a low-life does including beating his woman to a pulp. Charlie Creed-Miles has to do drugs
every minute and thieves and begs to feed his Ł[..] a day habit.A deserved 5
stars for acting,directing, realism and make-up
Foreman, Burke and Creed-Miles act out of their skins although they all seem so at home and normal in their environment.Winstone and Foreman go over the side, fight, thieve and do about everything else a low-life does including beating his woman to a pulp. Charlie Creed-Miles has to do drugs
every minute and thieves and begs to feed his Ł[..] a day habit.A deserved 5
stars for acting,directing, realism and make-up
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By "suzanna8"
Format:DVD
What can i say an outstanding performance by Ray Winstone once again, you go on an emotional ride with him, and you feel his anger and his pain.
The story set in a Council Housing estate, is about Love really or lack of love from parents that can lead you to become
emotionally unstable, it is the first film i have seen to explore how one is effected Psychologically by a lack of love and effection within the home.
This film will make you think like i from a what you call a "Dysfunctional" family too a audiance that wants to understand the depths of modern day disease, lack of love can sometimes produce people who are unable to love back even if they truelly want too.
Ray Winstone puts in an amzing performance very strong, the other cast Kathy Burke and Ray's friend really compliment the film too.
Excellent.
The story set in a Council Housing estate, is about Love really or lack of love from parents that can lead you to become
emotionally unstable, it is the first film i have seen to explore how one is effected Psychologically by a lack of love and effection within the home.
This film will make you think like i from a what you call a "Dysfunctional" family too a audiance that wants to understand the depths of modern day disease, lack of love can sometimes produce people who are unable to love back even if they truelly want too.
Ray Winstone puts in an amzing performance very strong, the other cast Kathy Burke and Ray's friend really compliment the film too.
Excellent.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Nil by Mouth would be an important film if only for the fact that it reminded the good British public that Ray Winstone isn't just an asset to a film, but a resource all on his own! However, Gary Oldman's directorial debut is so much more than that - a searing, affecting film that leaves a lasting impression.
Exceptionally foul-mouthed, Nil by Mouth is a slice-of-life drama in the style of Mike Leigh or Alan Clarke (directors Oldman was very familiar with from having worked with them as a young actor); there is no classic Hollywood structure, no safety-net of a clear-plot through which we discover the characters. The cast of this film are never introduced, we are just thrown into the middle of their world and expected to adjust, treat them like people we have known for years. Because of this, the film's tale of domestic violence, alcoholism, heroin abuse and father-son relationship attains the kind of power lacking in most films. It helps that writer-director Oldman is writing about the world in which he grew up, and has populated it with real-looking (read: unattractive) actors.
Winstone is, of course, magnificent in the role of Ray, a marauding south London man on the brink of mental collapse, who takes out his unarticulated frustrations on his helpless wife Valerie, played with equal brilliance by Kathy Burke, who proves that she is far more than just a comic actress. Charlie Creed-Miles, Jamie Foreman and Laila Morse (now on TV as 'Big Mo' in EastEnders) provide sterling support.
It is a difficult film to watch, but not just because of its often-disturbing scenes of domestic violence.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic film
Its a classic, nominated for 2 bafta awards, enough said... Ray Winstone is a winner for all!!! Amazing acting, holds its weight in gold!!
Published 5 days ago by Jonathan
5.0 out of 5 stars
not seen it yet
Cant wait to see this film, just got to find the right time, football season is nearly done so will have some freee ti me
Published 2 months ago by COYS
5.0 out of 5 stars
such a powerful film
gary oldman's directorial debut, ray winstone at his bullish best, kathy burke well she is just brilliant in anything she does. buy it, watch it and enjoy
Published 2 months ago by Anthony
4.0 out of 5 stars
great movie
Very gritty, truthful movie. Hats off to Gary Oldman for writing, producing & directing it. Ray Winstone & Cathy Burke were excellent in the leading roles as well as all the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Cat
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bought as a present for a Ray Winstone fan
Bought as a present it arrived promply and in excellent condition.The DVD was well received by the recipient bit too violent for my taste.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs Barbara Coles
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superb acting!
Written and directed by Gary Oldman, 'Nil By Mouth' (1997) is a wonderfully gritty drama. It tells the story of a diffusional family living in South East London, Oldman cast his... Read more
Published 3 months ago by ReviewBlog51
4.0 out of 5 stars
good film bad language
Gritty British film, of its time. Some shocking scenes but well good cast with some great British actors. Not a feel good film in any sense but worth having in the collection.
Published 3 months ago by iain4636
5.0 out of 5 stars
Harrowing Viewing
Really authentic, warts and all portrayal of the seemier side of life in South London. Winstone's tour-de force performance is chilling and sad. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Huw Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant film worth a watch
with superb acting from all the cast this is a very hard hitting film showing the seedier side of life in london with drugs sex and violence as well as family loyalty a great film... Read more
Published 3 months ago by k.smith
1.0 out of 5 stars
RUBBISH
I LIKE MY CRIME AND GANGSTER STUFF, BUT, THIS IS QUITE AWFUL!!
hAD TO PUT A RATING OF ONE TO GET THE REVIEW ON!
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hAD TO PUT A RATING OF ONE TO GET THE REVIEW ON!
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