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There's no real punch to 'Green Street Hooligans'
by Bob Longino

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

TO SUM UP
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.

FILM FACTS ...

Odd Lot Releasing

'Green Street Hooligans'

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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Trailers require Quicktime

READ THE REVIEW

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."