Made in Britain

Even though this movie is relatively short, clocking in at 75 minutes it certainly packs a punch. Now by today's standards it might not seem edgy enough, and I guess it isn't that violent, and doesn't really scare you at any time, but its more about what makes a person become like this.

The story is very simple, there's a young neo Nazi in Great Britain, born out of the punk movement who thinks he knows what the world is about and how it works. The thing is is that he is wrong on almost all counts. You watch in awe as he burns every bridge he comes to, and it fits for him to do this since he is more an anarchist than a fascist. I wanted to just reach into the TV and grab him and say "Don't you get it, you aren't a Nazi!" He thinks that he shouldn't follow the worlds rules and that he should do what he wants, but he doesn't get that if he were a German during WWII doing that they would have marginalized him in one way or another. He is angry, and they never give a reason, he just is. He hates the blacks, but rooms with one and sort of becomes his friend, he doesn't even follow his own ideologies. As all these people try to help him he finds reasons to hate them, and they keep thinking he will change.

By the end you truly understand his true nature. I wont say anymore about the story, but I got what he was by the end of it. Like "The Believer" its low budget dealing with someone who thinks they are a Nazi, but are far from understanding what it takes to be a Nazi. The role is played to a creepy T by Tim Roth as a very early role for him, and it makes sense after seeing this why he would get more work. His eyes are fierce and bothersome. His teeth look sharp enough to break skin, all without makeup or prostetics, just by the way he uses his face.

Ryan Gosling I'm sure must have watched this movie to better help him take on the role he did in "The Believer" The roles are very similar and very well played by both. I liked the way they shot most of it, there's a few great shots using silhouettes. Its dark and sharp, and unforgiving in its portrayal of this life style. I wish i could say more about it, but it needed to be longer, it still gets 7/10 stars from me because it was interesting, and true of human nature.

Director: Davis Leland

Starring: Tim Roth