The
Guvnors
**
Dir: Gabe Turner. With: Doug Allen, Harley
Sylvester, David Essex. 95 mins. Cert: 15
Gabe Turner’s mixed
urban drama pursues a workable dramatic idea with a laughable bias, pitting the
feral scrotes of a South London estate – led by Rizzle Kick Harley Sylvester –
against erstwhile football hooligans who’ve moved out into suburbia. The latter
group are as romanticised as King Arthur’s knights, nobly pulling their shivs out
of retirement; it’s no shock to see ex-hoolie Cass Pennant listed among the
producers. Pleasant surprises include a twinkly-eyed David Essex cameo, but
nuance it knows not: every other scene veers towards the usual rucking, and
Sylvester does so much aggressive sniffing you just want to hand him a hankie.
The Guvnors opens in selected cinemas from today.
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