A Room For Romeo Brass is a good yet flawed film. It is a very firm and interesting story but there were some things in it that were a bit off about it. First the good things were that it was a very personal, affectionate and depressing story that would get you focused on it throughout the whole film. There was a lot of swearing involved but that was a big thing in this film. If there was hardly a... read more
"Disappointing. Despite several of Meadows' regulars including the brilliant Paddy Considine, Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure this little film seems decidedly half-baked. Knocks (Ben Marshall) and Romeo (Shim), two ordinary Nottingham lads, befriend eccentric stranger Morell (Considine). As their friendship grows, they find that Morell is after Romeo's sister, Ladine (McClure) and his troubled past is revealed in shocking fashion. There's some very good acting at times and the film is often very fu"
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I watched this when I was about 13 and my friend had come round to stay the night. He decided that 12am was a reasonable time to go to sleep (Barely late at all!) so I stayed up and watched this on TV after reading about it in the TV guide. A fantastic film and one of the best British films from recent days. Also, alregly under rated compared to Shane Meadows modern, gritty classic This is England. Personally, I prefer this."
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“A Room For Romeo Brass is a good yet flawed film. It is a very firm and interesting story but there were some things in it that were a bit off about it. First the good things were that it was a very personal, affectionate and depressing story that would get you focused on it throughout the whole film. There was a lot of swearing involved but that was a big thing in this film. If there was hardly any it would be a lame film. It would fit with the story. I will give this film credit for being an extremely underrated film that should be watched but on the other hand there were some things that slightly disappointed me. It was mostly because the ending was very flat and I thought there would be more severe consequences but there wasn't all really which left me very slightly disappointed much t” read more