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I.D. [VHS] [1995]

VHS ~ Reece Dinsdale
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Reece Dinsdale, Richard Graham, Perry Fenwick, Philip Glenister, Warren Clarke
  • Directors: Philip Davis
  • Writers: Jim Bannon, Vincent O'Connell
  • Producers: Christina Kallas, Luciano Gloor, Sally Hibbin
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 9 Mar 1998
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004RCIH
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,564 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
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

Synopsis
In an effort to halt the escalating violence of fanatical football supporters four young policemen are sent undercover. One of these, John, soon finds his own personality changing and feels a sense of belonging he never felt on the force. Also available as part of a double pack. See 'Firm, The / I.D.'.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unsettling character-study, 28 May 2006
By Neil Cahill (Norwich, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I.D. [DVD] [1995] (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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tense and unsettling tale of football violence, 6 Jul 2006
By Some Bloke (UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easily the best of the football hooligan films, 5 Jan 2008
By LXIX (scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I.D. [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
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).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining.
After seeing Green Street a few years back, I was weary of seeing I.D. Starting with four young coppers who are undercover to target the hooligans of a football club that was... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. J. F. Gilby

5.0 out of 5 stars The best film about football hooliganism
This is by far the best film about football hooligans in my opinion. Although in a lot of parts you don't get to see the actual violence you know whats happening and its the power... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Smokey

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FILM, I.D BEATS THE REST
Great film. I.D just works. Can be described as being very different to the modern day likes of football factory and Green Street, I. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Goss

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Bit dated and I have seen this film probably too many times but it is well worth buying. Realistic? Who cares, it's a great film and eminently watchable!
Published 21 months ago by Londoner

5.0 out of 5 stars First -class
I thought this an excellent film. Four policemen go undercover to find the leaders of a gang of football hooligans. Read more
Published on 7 April 2007 by L. Hay

5.0 out of 5 stars Hugely entertaining for it's type
John is an ambitious young copper who (together with his Sergeant - Trevor) are sent to investigate and 'infiltrate' the world of football violence and hooligans to try and find... Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2006 by Louise

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film
This film is terrific. It has something for everyone ranging from violence to drama.All in all a great film and well worth watching.
Published on 29 Dec 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars i.d
brilliant, i couldn't of asked for anything else.
the best football hooligan film ever!
twice as good as football factory
Published on 10 Sep 2005 by stef

1.0 out of 5 stars POOR, POOR POOR...
This film was undoubtedly one of the worst films I have ever seen. The acting was laughable, the attitude of so-called 'hooligans' was extraordinarily fake. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2005 by rigsbychiefs

2.0 out of 5 stars rubbish
this film is un realistic the fight scenes are over the top and the story line misses the whole point of football hooliganism the acting is ok and the plot is good but it just... Read more
Published on 21 April 2005

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