Liam (2000) Reviews

To be honest, it is a rather obscure flick (I was only the 4th listal member who rated the damned thing) and it has been a while since I saw it. If I recall it correctly, I’m pretty sure I saw it in the movie theater when it was released when I was living in England at the time. Anyway, the main reason why I wanted to watch this movie was the fact that it was directed by Stephen Frears. Indeed, Frears is, in my opinion, one of the most interesting British directors and the guy has had a very prolific career for more than 40 years. Anyway, after ‘High Fidelity’ which would be one of his biggest critical hits, he was back in England making this gloomy drama which would turn out to be one of his most obscure directing efforts. Eventually, even though the whole thing was rather well made, to be honest, I actually had a hard time to care about the characters and what they were going through. Indeed, by now, I have seen enough depressing realistic British drama with a barren economical and sociological background and I don’t think this one added much to the genre. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Stephen Frears’s work.