16 Years of Alcohol
"Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange" - Daily Star
Frankie (Kevin McKidd; Trainspotting, Dog Soldiers, De-Lovely) is an intelligent but angry man who reacts to the pain that life has dealt him with vicious fits of brutality. After being raised by a philandering, alcoholic father and spending his formative years leading a gang on the mean streets of Edinburgh, he discovers solace in an unfamiliar form - love. The affection of Mary (Susan Lynch; From Hell, Waking Ned Devine) forces Frankie to open up for the first time in his life. At a crossroads, Frankie looks inside himself in one last effort to deal with his demons.
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A Soulful Tale - THeide
This movie had soul. The story takes precedence and didn't attempt too much. We definitely could use a few more movies of this calibre. While the plot dealt with some heavy issues, the story was never preachy. The viewer is allowed to just soak it all in and come to their own conclusion.Not For Everyone. - Jeefster
Though definitely a slow movie punctuated by creepy acts of evil and violence, it is none the less quite a watchable little serious drama. I found that this movie relates more to his violent outbursts than to his actual drunkedness, or to how the drinking spurs him to act upon these inner power struggles. Anyone who fashions themslves after the "heroes" of the Clockwork Orange gang obviously has a sick mind and if the issues of anger that they've had since childhood need any vehicle to bring them out then alcohol is definitely the one. A little hard to watch at times because no-one ever seems to retaliate when these clashes between the gang and the common folk arise, even though the bystanders far outnumber the gang. In the end the violent lifestyle of his past catches up to him in the present and if you live by the sword, you die by the sword...
Rent this if you like gritty dead-end realism in your viewing.Certainly honest ! - kap0n3
This is a strange morose film. At times it felt like a full length student movie with little in the way of plot development but some interesting themes. It had some interesting points to make on alcoholism but was more a study of the drinking culture of the Scottish working class. The film was held together well by Andewr McKidd who occupies most scenes with some good supporting cast and a cameo from director Richard Jobson. A satisfying film though I am not sure I would want to watch it again. Judge for yourself is my strongest recommendation. All in all this is a good but not great film. Some of what saves the movie are the interesting camera shots and a great soundtrack that I will now definitely be seeking out.
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A Soulful Tale - THeide
This movie had soul. The story takes precedence and didn't attempt too much. We definitely could use a few more movies of this calibre. While the plot dealt with some heavy issues, the story was never preachy. The viewer is allowed to just soak it all ...Not For Everyone. - Jeefster
Though definitely a slow movie punctuated by creepy acts of evil and violence, it is none the less quite a watchable little serious drama. I found that this movie relates more to his violent outbursts than to his actual drunkedness, or to how the drinking ...Certainly honest ! - kap0n3
This is a strange morose film. At times it felt like a full length student movie with little in the way of plot development but some interesting themes. It had some interesting points to make on alcoholism but was more a study of the drinking culture of the ...