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Twenty Four Seven [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ Bob Hoskins
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Tony, Bruce Jones, Annette Badland
  • Directors: Shane Meadows
  • Writers: Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
  • Producers: David M. Thompson, George Faber, Imogen West, Nik Powell, Sally French
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009KOYR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,440 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Gritty British social realism gets the Rocky treatment as a group of working-class no-hopers in rundown 1980s Nottingham learn the value of discipline and commitment through the art of boxing. Bob Hoskins is hugely sympathetic as Alan Darcy, the tough-love coach who drags two opposing gangs of miscreants off the streets and into the gym. Although Darcy hopes to offer his boys more than their usual existence of "taking shit twenty four seven" (i.e. all the time), his plans are soon thwarted by one physically abusive father, a drug-addicted boxer, and interference from the gym's crooked underwriter Ronnie Marsh (Frank Harper).

The feature debut from acclaimed short-film director Shane Meadows, Twenty Four Seven is a good-looking smartly paced parable that skirts around its larger social issues in favour of knockabout humour and neat narrative resolution. Kitchen-sink realism comes courtesy of the silvery black-and-white film stock shot by cinematographer Ashley Rowe, while the relentlessly upbeat mood is aided and abetted by soundtrack tunes from The Charlatans, Paul Weller, Tim Buckley and others. As mentioned, Hoskins does a sterling job as the gentle giant hiding a cauldron of suppressed rage, yet the junior players often blend into an interchangeable amalgam of spunky but anonymous youth. Elsewhere there's some skewed logic in the script (the boys agree to try boxing after missing penalty shoot-outs with Darcy), and some wasted scenes (a trip to Wales becomes an extended musical montage-"and cue Charlatans!"), but generally Meadows has kept his tale engagingly intimate and small-scale. If anything, this leaves you with the feeling this rising director has bitten off only a fraction of what you suspect his talents can chew. --Kevin Maher

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Director And Writer Commentary
Original Theatrical Trailer
Three Tears For Jimmy Prophet
Scene Access
Interactive Menus


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So moving - it literally makes grown men cry..., 21 Jul 2007
By J. Simpson "Jenny" (UK) - See all my reviews
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It took me ages to get round to seeing this film, even though I was living in Nottingham at the time it was filmed & released (indeed, I recognised the actor playing Fagash from his time working at the Broadway Cinema bar).

A lot of reviews are misleading and off-putting. Yes, it's about Bob Hoskins setting up a boxing club to give some inner-city kids some hope - that sounds trite and in the wrong hands it would be. What makes this film special is the real depth the actors bring to their characters and the lack of over-sentimentality, punctuated with wit.

It's so poignant, Bob Hoskins can portray so many emotions at the same time.

It really is one of the best British films ever made, along with the other Shane Meadows films. Gritty, sad, poetic and funny - definitely recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Rainbows in black and white, 2 Jan 2007
"Twenty Four Seven" tells the tale of Alan Darcy's (Hoskins) attempts to open a boxing club to give the local youths something to do. He remembers when he went to the boxing club held in the same building when he was young and wants to provide the same for the kids today. Before he can get them to fight in the ring he needs to get them to stop fighting between themselves out of it.

Hoskins plays his part well enough, but I think he puts on too much of a "northern" accent considering it is set in Nottingham. You believe in the character and what he is trying to do. Performance of the day goes to Danny Nussbaum playing Tim. He puts up with his ill-tempered, foul-mouthed father until one day it all gets too much, but at the end of the day you see his loyalty to his family after all they've been through.

I have no idea why this was filmed in black and white. I don't think it adds to the atmosphere, it just makes you feel a little cut off from it all.

Music is fitting to the plot, the choice of The Charlatans' "North Country Boy" goes particularly well with the scenes set in the Welsh countryside.

It's an average film with an average twist towards the end.

Also on the disc is a short film by the same director, Shane Meadows. "Three Tears for Jimmy Prophet" tells the tale of a boxer who loses everything he has in life after one bad tempered mistake. This short film is as good as, perhaps better than the feature.

You also get the theatrical trailer for "Twenty Four Seven" and a commentary by the director (Shane Meadows) and writer (Paul Fraser).

A DVD for boxing fans primarilly, and fans of small time British cinema. I don't think casual film fans will enjoy it overly but it is a nice addition to a larger DVD collection.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical, 16 Sep 2007
By R. J. Harvey (UK) - See all my reviews
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After the short 'Where's The Money, Ronnie?' and the not-so-short 'Small Time', Lord Shane Meadows of Eldon's first feature film is this snappy black-and-white urban drama. Darcy (Bob Hoskins) is sick of seeing the local youths at each other's throats, so forms a boxing club to bring them together. It is a laudable plan; something to offer control and direction to a disaffected generation.

Meadows' greatest talent is in presenting a truthful working class landscape sympathetically, but without being patronising. Our heroes are disadvantaged, often stricken by a fearsome domestic environment (none more so than Danny Nussbaum's Tim); and yet they are also kind, witty, hungry, and joyful. The scenes in which Darcy brings the boys to Wales, with Ashley Rowe's sumptuous cinematography and Hoskin's lyrical voiceover, are so vibrant it's as if they're filmed in colour. It's quite something to find drama in scenes of great happiness, when the conflict is left at home - but Meadows always seems to find it, and that's what makes his films vital and real.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I never knew Bob Hoskins could act!!
OK, to be fair, I can't think of many films I've seen him in, and he was actually pretty good in Mrs Henderson Presents, but he really surprised me in this film. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lukens

2.0 out of 5 stars 4/10. Prototype Meadows
Shane Meadows's first movie set the template for his more accomplished later work. Bob Hoskins excepting, Twenty Four Seven features a cast of largely non-professional actors, a... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Demob Happy

4.0 out of 5 stars Opinions on the film
Everyone else has given a very good description of the content, so I will just explain what I thought. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Lord Steel

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Debut From Meadows
This debut feature from Shane Meadows is not only a good film in its own right but also a great piece of english cinema. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by A. R. Davidson

3.0 out of 5 stars Promising
Twenty Four Seven is the kind of debut that gets hailed as promising, which is another way of saying the director clearly has talent but doesn't know what to do with it yet... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2006 by Trevor Willsmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Debut Feature, Premiere Talent
The first picture from Midlands based film maker Shane Meadows, is a lyrical and beautifully shot debut, that heralded Meadows as a person to watch. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2006 by C. G. Watt

5.0 out of 5 stars a REAL British film
This is an absolutely fantastic film. It's so much better than the dreary middle class rubbish that passes for being typically British in Hollywood and elsewhere. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2000 by dom_kearne

4.0 out of 5 stars A gritty & unsentimental tale of ordinary people.
A gritty and accurate portrayal of the plight of the young unemployed is offset by humour and compassion in an unsentimental tale of ordinary people's concerns, foibles, and... Read more
Published on 26 May 2000 by Steve

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging film-making at its very best!
Twenty Four Seven is about a rundown council-estate community where poverty and deprivation cause the kids to form gangs and start trouble. Read more
Published on 19 May 2000

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