Coggie (Michael Coventry) is a susceptible schoolboy who lives on a council estate in Liverpool with his mother (Jane Hogarth) and older sister (Terri Reddin). He spends most of his time hanging around with friends Macca (Paul Bamford) and Ste (Tom Pauline). But when Ste’s behaviour worsens and Coggie finds himself on the cusp of a life consumed by violence and drugs, he decides enough is enough and, in the company of Macca, attempts to break free of his friend’s aggressive dominance.
The latest in the line of social realist dramas, Small Creatures at first attempts to elevate itself above its obvious shoe-string budget, but unfortunately succumbs to an over-reliance on visual metaphors and imagery to elicit meaning – a feat that’s so rarely achieved to a decent measure that writer and director Martin Wallace’s intentions feel instantly unrealistic for someone so inexperienced. They just end up...
The latest in the line of social realist dramas, Small Creatures at first attempts to elevate itself above its obvious shoe-string budget, but unfortunately succumbs to an over-reliance on visual metaphors and imagery to elicit meaning – a feat that’s so rarely achieved to a decent measure that writer and director Martin Wallace’s intentions feel instantly unrealistic for someone so inexperienced. They just end up...
- 7/4/2012
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★☆☆☆ Martin Wallace's debut feature Small Creatures (2010) is a gritty slice of adolescent social realism that, whilst rich in striking imagery and visual metaphors, fails to effectively combine the dark world of playground brutality with some sumptuous visual diversions. Coggie (Michael Coventry) lives with his mother and sister in a rundown Liverpool council estate, spending most of his time hanging around with his two friends Macca (Paul Bamford) and Ste (Tom Pauline).
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- 7/2/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
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