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  • Actors: Martin Arrowsmith, Dave Blant, Darren O. Campbell, Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows
  • Directors: Shane Meadows
  • Writers: Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
  • Producers: Andras Hamori, Charles Pattinson, David M. Thompson, George Faber, Ronaldo Vasconcellos
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Mar 2002
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000056IFL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,512 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Special Features: Director's Video Diary
Director's Commentary
Trailer

Language: English, Dolby Digital
Subtitles: None
1.85:1 widescreen version


Synopsis
In A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS, two teenage boys, Romeo (Andrew Shrim) and Knocks (Ben Marshall), whose families live in the same housing development in a small town in the Midlands, England, share a unique friendship. Making jokes that nobody else understands, fighting over little things, being brutally honest with each other, the boys' behavior epitomizes eye-rolling teenage smugness. They both have family problems. Knock's dad is a wierdo who completely ignores him. Romeo's dad is an angry brute. However, the boys seem to get along just fine. That is, until a stranger, Morrell (a truly beguiling Paddy Consadine), appears in town and stirs up trouble. He threatens Knocks, then dominates Romeo. He coerces Romeo into setting up dates with his sexy sister, and challenges him to strangely aggressive martial arts matches. Meanwhile, Knocks has undergone a major operation on his bad back, and is bedridden at home. Romeo is lost and confused. Just when it seems that the boys have grown apart for good, a tragedy brings them, their families, and the whole neighborhood together again.
A gray and moody film with a biting narrative, A ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS features some gorgeous photography, emotional performances, and most of all, a drifty, perfectly assembled sound track.

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars British cinema at its peak .... GIZOID!!!!!, 27 April 2006
I watched this film having high hopes because I had already watched the fantastic "Dead Mans Shoes" and I was definitely not disappointed.

Shane Meadows is at his directorial best here, and Paddy Considine shows exactly why he is on his way to bigger and better things with his portrayal of the older kid down the street Morrell. He leaves you feeling both pity and hatred for him in equal measures (yet I was still left feeling surprised by his almost evil side near the end.

Other wonderful performances here include those of Gavin (Ben Marshall) and Romeo (Andrew Shim). Surprising grown up, funny and touching performances from a couple of very young actors with a great future ahead of them.

James Higgins and Frank Harper were both worth the price of the DVD alone with their wonderfully contrasting performances as the two lads dads. The both of them manage to make us change our views of the characters by the end of the film.

Finally, I was pleasantly surprised to see a fleeting, yet memorable cameo from Bob Hoskins as Gavins tutor Steven Laws. Though he is barely on the screen he manages to portray a surprising and vivid performance that certainly proved to me that there is more to Bob Hoskins than the stock characters that we are used to from him.

Overall I was extremely pleaded by this film. Though it was by no means as dark as "Dead Mans Shoes" it was every bit as witty and frightening with enough one liners to keep you going forever.

This may be a massive cliche, but I think I can safely say, that Meadows and Considine are the British Scorsese and De Niro. Nuff said.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One beat, two beat, three beat, sugar beet..., 8 Jul 2005
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This film is wicked from the opening bars of 'Message to Rudy' to the moment the credits roll, touching and well-observed story about two boys, their friendship and their search for a father figure they can aspire to. It's also very funny!
What I loved most about it was the way in which all the characters were ambiguous, your sympathies shift throughout the film from one to the other and no-one is either wholly bad or wholly good. Paddy Considine is fantastic Morell is both frightening and intimidating, but you feel very sorry for him in his lonely social inadequacy.
The master stroke for me was the two boys' dads - brilliantly written and acted. Watch it!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb emotional rollercoaster, 4 Jan 2001
Shane Meadows follow-up to Twenty Four Seven is one of the best films i have ever seen. At the start it is hilarious in places, which draws you into a particular mood, and then it hits you as it suddenly turns black and bleak when you are least expecting it. It is both funny and disturbing and plays with your emotions to such an extent that you are not sure whether to laugh or hide your eyes in places. An incredibly thought provoking film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Watch This Film
This film is proof that it is not big bucks and big names that make a good film, it is the quality of the direction and the acting and a great soundtrack. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael Lloyd

4.0 out of 5 stars "What I'm going to show you is bigger than Godzilla..."
When you watch a Shane Meadows film you expect natural performances and housing estate based drama - and it's all here in a fantastically realistic package. Read more
Published 10 months ago by DangermouseZilla

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
This film is one of the best British films ever made, alongside 'Dead mans shoes' - also Shane meadows & Paddy considine - check that out as well! Read more
Published 11 months ago by E. V. Croft

4.0 out of 5 stars A Room
Sets itself up as a typical learning life through unlikely friendship story but then becomes a far more realistic portrayal of the weasels among us and, ultimately, the importance... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Stalker

3.0 out of 5 stars 6/10. Brassed off
Like Shane Meadows' later `This is England', `A Room For Romeo Brass' is a coming of age drama revolving around friends growing up in the working class Midlands. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Demob Happy

5.0 out of 5 stars Bosh!
Another great movie from Meadows. The three leads (Considine and the 2 kids) are fantastic, with Considine terryfying yet farcical, and some mature acting by the lads. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mark Evison

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Brilliant and support all positive feedback from past reviewers.
Need I add/say more watch and realise quality British cinema.
Published 22 months ago by Eye Can

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best british films ever made.
Everything about this film is shockingly brilliant.
I bought my copy when Romeo Brass first came out, so I have seen it MANY times - but I still find it captivating... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2007 by LD

5.0 out of 5 stars Brillantlly dark
I have seen the review that says this film is boring, they must of watched the wrong film.
The story of 2 boys that friendship gets pulled apart, by a character, that saves... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2007 by Zendude

5.0 out of 5 stars Where There's Muck There's Brass
This is a highly rewarding film for many reasons.

The performances of the two central child actors - Andrew Shim and Ben Marshall - are superb... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by Mr. B. A. D. Plowman

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