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Pretty boy Billy (Jude Law) is an amoral rebel without a cause. His anarchic response to a bleak London existence is to steal cars and drive them through shop windows: "crash and carry," as one fellow "shopper" terms it. But he and his tough, video-game obsessed gal-pal Jo (Sadie Frost) are no Bonnie and Clyde. Their shopping trips are merely a pretext for the adrenaline rush of destruction and the thrill of playing high-speed tag with the cops, a game that starts to wear thin on Jo. "Why don't you grow up, eh?" she finally asks. "And do what?" he helplessly replies.
The feature debut of Brit stylist Paul Anderson (Event Horizon) is a sleek film of misty alleys, blue-lit underground garages, and slick city streets. It's a dystopian London of the near future through the lens of Blade Runner driven almost single-handedly by Law's reckless charm and wild energy. It's hard to tell if the film is about the nihilism of sensation-hunting lost youth or simply a sensational melodrama of aimless rebellion, but there's nonetheless something irresponsibly appealing in Billy's anti-establishment rampage. --Sean Axmaker
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Writer/Director Paul Anderson (Mortal Kombat) has created this dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the homeless underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky. Starring a young Jude Law and Sadie Frost, and king of the TV voice-over Sean Pertwee.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Plot Summary:
Billy (Jude Law) and Jo (Sadie Frost) are two british teens who get their kicks from their special type of window- shopping (driving a car through the window and stealing everything inside). These professional criminals are not in it for the money, but for the pure fun of it. When Billy gets released from prison, his rival Tommy (Sean Pertwee) has taken over the streest.
A fight for power commences as Billy starts his own gang and hits a shop the day before Tommy had planned to. Tommy makes a move on Billy's girlfriend Jo, who wants Billy to change his lifestyle and move away, instead of fighting Tommy, a fight which will hurt them both. He agrees, but he wants to hit a brand new shopping mall for one final hit.
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This first feature by Paul WS Anderson (Event Horizon, Soldier, Mortal Kombat, AVP, Deathrace) is certainly interesting if nothing else.
Along with "Young Americans" released around the same time "Shopping" is at the forefront of a whole new generation of british film makers (Danny Cannon, Danny Boyle etc).
It's more style over substance but if you're looking for something a little different with a bit of an edge and some fine performances (Sean Pertwee is great as Tommy) by some (at the time) upcoming British stars you should check it out...
DVD also contains some B-Roll Footage and Interviews with cast and crew.
Billy (Jude Law) and Jo (Sadie Frost) are two british teens who get their kicks from their special type of window- shopping (driving a car through the window and stealing everything inside). These professional criminals are not in it for the money, but for the pure fun of it. When Billy gets released from prison, his rival Tommy (Sean Pertwee) has taken over the streest.
A fight for power commences as Billy starts his own gang and hits a shop the day before Tommy had planned to. Tommy makes a move on Billy's girlfriend Jo, who wants Billy to change his lifestyle and move away, instead of fighting Tommy, a fight which will hurt them both. He agrees, but he wants to hit a brand new shopping mall for one final hit.
Review:
This first feature by Paul WS Anderson (Event Horizon, Soldier, Mortal Kombat, AVP, Deathrace) is certainly interesting if nothing else.
Along with "Young Americans" released around the same time "Shopping" is at the forefront of a whole new generation of british film makers (Danny Cannon, Danny Boyle etc).
It's more style over substance but if you're looking for something a little different with a bit of an edge and some fine performances (Sean Pertwee is great as Tommy) by some (at the time) upcoming British stars you should check it out...
DVD also contains some B-Roll Footage and Interviews with cast and crew.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Gennamay
Format:VHS Tape
I bought Shopping as I am a BIG Sean Bean fan, I was very disappointed to find that I had to wait until about 45minutes into the film to see him and his appearance was no more than very short and sweet!. However, the film itself is action packed and quite exciting and I did enjoy every minute of it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Angry, uncompromising and unforgettable. Ninteen year old Billy is king of the joyriders. Rejecting a society that offers him nothing, his life revolves around crime, drugs and music. Billys rival Tommy has made ram-raiding his profession and dealing stolen goods is his profession. The main flaw in this rather cliched film is the fact that the goodies are soo unlikeable, wheras the baddies are really rather likeable - and unintentionally so. However the film iis an interesting example of contemoprary British cinema, and proof that not all is lost for the industry.
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shopping
enjoyable film was bought because i had watched it when i was younger and wanted to see it again plus got it cheap
Published 1 month ago by mark makin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Shopping is a gritty and gripping film about the youth of Britain...
(THE FILM)
Disenchanted adrenaline junkies Billy (Law) and his girlfriend Jo (Frost) discover their latest thrill: steal expensive cars and ram-raid them into shop... Read more
Disenchanted adrenaline junkies Billy (Law) and his girlfriend Jo (Frost) discover their latest thrill: steal expensive cars and ram-raid them into shop... Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. F. husseiny
1.0 out of 5 stars
Flopping
Extremely dated social comment on a long gone generation.
For it's time, I guess, it may have been a fairly precise depiction of what was happening. Read more
For it's time, I guess, it may have been a fairly precise depiction of what was happening. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2010 by Monk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enter the world of shopping no regular trip to the mall
A UK film that never saw the light of day here in Canada.
Widescreen copy that is a little grainy in places, but on the whole a good copy. Read more
Widescreen copy that is a little grainy in places, but on the whole a good copy. Read more
Published on 7 April 2010 by Andy B
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Worst Film I've Ever Seen In My Life.
I took a punt on this dvd for a couple of quid, as the blurb on the box and the cast list (Law, Frost, Pertwee, Bean) led me to expect a kind of hard edged futuristic Mad Max... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2007 by D. Carter
1.0 out of 5 stars
Slumming With Shopping - I'm Not Shopping for This Movie
This is a horrible film. No real discernable plot, just a gang of slacker punk thugs who smash store windows, drive cars into store windows, wreach havoc and anarchy, steal... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2006 by Colleen Whalen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius
From the dramatic opening to the tragic finale, you realise that you are watching a film that might just change your life. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2000
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