The Firm - Third Half

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Movie
German title The Firm - Third Half
Original title The Firm
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 87 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Nick Love
script Al Hunter Ashton (original script)
Nick Love (adaptation)
production Allan Niblo
James Richardson
music Laura Rossi
camera Matt Gray
cut Stuart Gazzard
occupation

The Firm - Third Half is a British drama film directed by Nick Love . Released in 2009, the film is a remake of the 1988 film of the same name .

action

Dominique, known as "Dom", and his best friend Terry grew up in one of the working-class areas of London in the 1980s. The two pass their time with breakdancing and smoking pot . When they clash with a man they do not know in a disco and Terry breaks his nose, their world turns upside down. The attacked was Bex, leader of hooligan grouping Inter City Firm . You decide to go to the hooligan hangout. Dom apologizes on behalf of Terry, who is scared to speak. That would actually be the end of the story for the two of them, but Dom is fascinated by the charismatic leader. He visits Bex in his real estate business and the two become friends. Bex slowly introduces the teenager to the company . Dom is enthusiastic about his first brawl and neglects both his family and Terry.

Bex becomes an idol for Dom. He buys or steals the same tracksuits and shoes as Bex, a fact that his confidants Trigger and Snowy also notice. Trigger in particular makes fun of him, but Bex sticks to his new colleague and gives him tips on how to assert himself at Trigger. In addition to the brawls, Bex also shows him around London's nightlife and prepares him for the "first time".

Bex has big plans as he wants to emerge as the leader of the British hooligans at the European Football Championship . To achieve this goal, he plans a surprise attack on the Yeti troop , supporters of the London football club Millwall FC . The plan fails and the ICF is defeated by opponents armed with sticks. Trigger, Snowy and Bex beat up one of the enemy hooligans in revenge, but when they get home they find that their cars have been demolished. Bex fanatically prepares his revenge. The ICF is said to have ambushed the Yetis troop at London Bridge station . But not every member supports Bex's plan. Dom also wants to get out shortly before, but Bex threatens him. Reluctantly, Dom comes along, but stays in the background. After Bex has hit Yeti with a club, he pulls a knife and stabs Bex.

Dom goes to the pub for the last time a day later. When he sees Trigger through a window, how he jokes with the others, he turns around and goes back to his buddy Terry.

background

Nick Love cited the original 1988 film as the cause of his entry into the film business. He would have recognized a lot of himself in the film and was therefore very enthusiastic about the idea of ​​a remake. Initially planned as a producer of a 1: 1 remake, he was later asked to take over the direction. He took over the basic structure of the original film around the two hooligan leaders Bex and Yeti, but told the story from the perspective of a newbie and thus turned the original film into a coming-of-age film .

A month after the film was released, Scotland Yard investigated a video from the hooligan scene with clips from The Firm added to it. They posted 66 pictures of suspects in a mass brawl between Millwall FC supporters and West Ham United , in which a Millwall fan was stabbed to death. Among them were six pictures of actors to be seen. Scotland Yard later apologized for the misunderstanding.

criticism

Nick Love had already made a hooligan film, The Football Factory , which was very well received by critics. The expectations for the remake of the popular British television film were correspondingly high. According to many critics, Love was unable to meet these expectations. The new coming-of-age theme that Love added to the story would be problematic. Here he lacks "the necessary instinct". The character drawing of Dom and his motivation would remain "sketchy", Bex was staged for his role as a "seducer in a rather uncharismatic way."

On the other hand, the authenticity and retro look of the film were rated positively. Nick Love worked very carefully and paid special attention to details. In fact, only authentic men's fashion from the early 1980s can be seen in the film. The locations were also edited accordingly. "The dullness of the violence and the exaggerated machismo of the company members, who move beyond any connection to the real hook of football," bring "the film to the point".

“So THE FIRM von Love entertains at the same time and aims at its potential audience, because the party stays away. Maybe that is his real strength. "

- Marcus Stiglegger : Criticism

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "Making of" documentary, The Firm - 3rd half , DVD, Ascot Elite 1988
  2. ↑ Interview with Nick Love, The Firm - Third Half , DVD, Ascot Elite 1988
  3. ↑ Football 'wanted men' were actors. BBC , October 31, 2009, accessed January 19, 2011 .
  4. ↑ a b Patrick Hilpisch: Criticism. Cut , accessed January 19, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Review. Ikonenmagazin.de, accessed on January 19, 2011 .