Say it isn't so, Frodo. Give up honor and goodness and what's right for Middle Earth in exchange for fisticuffs in soccer-mad England? Elijah Wood is following up the grand "The Lord of the Rings" movies with a series of indie films. One of the latest is "Green Street Hooligans," a sometimes watchable yet always simple-minded venture into English street culture that routinely devolves into hand-to-face combat. Read the full review
Expelled unfairly from Harvard, American Matt Buckner flees to England to his sister's home. Once there, he is befriended by her charming, dangerous brother-in-law and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world.
Director: Lexi Alexander
Starring: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, Leo Gregory
Run time: 108 minutes
Release date: Sept. 9, 2005
Rating: R for brutal violence, pervasive language and some drug use.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"No one's ever going to buy the perpetual pipsqueak (Elijah) Wood as a thug with bloodlust, but his gang co-star, English-born Charlie Hunnam, is convincing."
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