film review -ill mannors

Ill Manors film review.

The film was directed by Ben Drew also very famously known as Plan B, who appears at the end of the film. Drew has also directed Adulthood and Shifty (produced in 2008) which has been shown not long back on BBC3.

Ill manors is a Crime Fiction, Drama which takes us in and out of the perpetual lifestyle of some South Londoners, Drew has fantastically been able to run his fingers through the knots of our souls by displaying the real life challenges in today’s society affecting the youth. The narrative in particular inevitably generates thought and reflection in the audience’s minds about judging people and not knowing where they have come from or what life has thrown at them. The genre fits my expectations for this film because of the frequent forms of violence and also the variety of short drama orientated by everyday issues within the youth and other relevant people of the same category. However I do not believe that this is crime fiction purely because the crimes witnessed in the production occur in every day, I have concluded this because I have seen it happen, in different forms and arrangements.

I appreciate the fact that the characters are loyal and steadfast towards their friends and peers however, sometimes find themselves doing wrong for the right reasons, which gets them into legal complications. The fact that they are so faithful and trustworthy towards each other implies that they are not all bad, and this definitely diverts the stereotype of young Londoners who have come from a broken home.

The characters acting skills are effective and powerful to suit and fit into the roles of the characters, camera work and techniques are also used to enhance the characters and their roles. The characters have adapted themselves into the correct roles and slightly altering the script to effectively fit in to their shoes.

The film stars Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Keith Coggins, Lee Allen, Nick Sagar, Ryan De La Cruz, Anouska Mond and Nathalie Press, who are not very well known, however this is only to heighten and embed the realism into the film. Furthermore, this is also viable to have unpopular stars is to have the film known for its narrative and plot rather than who stars or acts in it, this allows the viewers to genuinely understand that this can happen to any ordinary person, nevertheless if it was acted by well recognised stars the intention of the viewers can easily be diverted. However this may be argued because Plan B sings in it, this is to portray that he can successfully collaborate his musical career and implement it into filming, and this is something which can be seen as a challenge, and sometimes overlooked and undermined because of this. However he has proven to the film industry how successfully he can effectively pool resources together to produce something so powerful and reflecting worthy. 

The originality of the soundtrack played throughout the film strengthens the atmosphere and situation of the current mood in the production; this is because the pace grows faster and effectively adds a through emotion. I really enjoyed the sound tracks and this is because the lyrics in the tracks would be carefully chosen to suit and reflect the current scene. The sound track has meaning to it and expresses and articulates what is happening in the scene well, this strengthens the emotion and sentiment in the scene.

This is aimed at the younger audience or even people who are involved with the same sort of issues or environment to show them that there is a way out and also to imply that the strengthen to do so has to come from within themselves. The consequences are shown deliberately at the end or even in the middle of the production which portrays what is happening. Rhetorical questions and the sound track enhances the fact that it is targeting the audience and that it should have an effect on them.