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Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) is a student who travels to London, where he forms an unlikely bond with his sister’s husband's brother, Pete Dunham (Charlie Hunnam), who introduces him to the world of football hooliganism. Violence breaks out at a West Ham game that Matt attends with Pete and Matt's initial trepidation at the violence swelling around him soon turns into a pulse-racing, visceral thrill. Suddenly finding a taste for the hooligan life, Matt joins Pete's "firm," the Green Street Elite, leading to further booze-fuelled confrontations and providing an opportunity for Matt to keep a journal explaining why he's attracted to such a violent pursuit. Surprisingly, Elijah Wood manages to fit perfectly into a role that seems ill-suited to his elfin, wide-eyed looks. Charlie Hunnam--who starred in the television programmes QUEER AS FOLK and UNDECLARED--neatly complements Wood as the cockney boy who leads him into danger, and together the two actors manage to carve out convincingly violent characters. Thematically similar to THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, GREEN STREET mixes loud, energetic soundtrack and roaming, trembling camera work to create a disquieting atmosphere in a movie punctuated with scenes of rampant brutality.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: So bad, it's....... well just plain wrong, 7 Dec 2005 By  Happy Hammer (Essex, England) - See all my reviews The premise of the film is great, the exectution embarrassing in the extreme. Not only is Elijah Wood hopelessly miscast but Charlie Hunnam's accent is so bad it will make you cringe all the way through. As if that's not enough, the detail in this movie is simply shocking. From bad locations to appalling dialgue, this film stinks worse that a month old kipper. Rumour is that the writer Dougie Brimson -who many will know from his books- actually refused to appear in any of the additional DVD features in protest at what the director did with his script. If true, that's the wisest move taken by anyone involved with this shambles.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   15 of 19 people found the following review helpful: Gripping , ultra violent viewing, 24 Oct 2005 By  L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland) - See all my reviews       This film really works. It is a disturbing look at the football hooligan phenomenon of the 1980's and centres on a mild mannered American's (Elijah Wood) unlikely involvement with a violent gang of West Ham United thugs. It is certainly hard to see Wood (Frodo from "LOTR") as a gouging ,"I'm forever blowing Bubbles" chanting hooligan as the fists and boots fly all around him, but it is a tribute to the film that his role is credible . However Charlie Hunman steals the show as the charismatic leader of the "Green Street" mob with a phenomenal, visceral acting performance. The violent scenes are extremely realistic, bloody and disturbing. Not a film for the squeamish, but a memorable one nonetheless.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   8 of 10 people found the following review helpful: when to stand up for yourself and when to walk away, 9 Nov 2006 By  V. Horsewood (UK) - See all my reviews    I think a lot of people are missing the point with this film. For me, it was not so much about football violence as about the morals behind it. The main character, Elijah Wood, does not join the Green Street Elite because he enjoys the hooliganism - he joins because he finds a loyalty with them that he never found back home in America (as is highlighted by the opening scene). The fact that the film also makes you care about people you would normally despise (or should despise) shows how effecive it is at portraying the tragedy of such addiction to violence. Yes, you can find faults with the film - the GSE leader's cockney accent is very dodgy, some scenes verge on the unbelievable. But as for the leader's walk - take a look around and you'll see that it's the way a lot of people walk when they are trying to look like more than they actually are. And Elijah Wood is not miscast - the fact that he does not look like a football hooligan is exactly the point. The violence in this film is indeed quite graphic, but that doesn't make it glorified - rather it shows how destructive it can be, not just to the individual but to their families too. The ending - unlike so many films - provides a satisfying conclusion that sums up the entire film. As Elijah says, it's not about brutal, meaningless violence but about learning 'when to stand up for yourself, and when to walk away.' The point of all the brutality in the film becomes clear as Elijah explains what he learnt from the Green Street Elite's excessive use of violence: that there is an alternative, which can be just as effective. If you really do want a film about football hooliganism, then this may not be for you - try Football Factory. But as a film in itself, this is great.  Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 69 customer reviews...<