Nil by Mouth (1997)

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 31 23:53

by Dane Youssef "Nil By Mouth" is the very first film written and directed by the great Gary Oldman, a seasoned veteran actor who has still yet to give a bad performance. Oldman grew up in the poorest ghetto of South London, where this film takes place. And while this movie has been rumored and believed to be a semi-autobiography of Oldman's childhood and family (who wouldn't watch this movie and believe so?), Oldman himself has said that this is not him or his family. Hey, I believe him. Although he grew up in this environment, he was not directly in the line of fire, if you follow me. The film sets it's sights on a South London family that defines the term "domestic unrest." A woman, her husband, daughter, brother, their mother and grandmother. As well as the people out...Read more

Rating : 10/10