I went to see Green Street last night. Not bad, but not great either. Elijah Wood doesn’t make a convincing footballl hooligan. Then again I wasn’t convinced by his role in The Faculty either, a case of stereotyping? Shall he be ‘hobb’-led forever? (And yes, I know that The Faculty was before LOTR.) Not that I am one of the slavering masses who believe that Elijah ruined niddle-earth, unlike my movie mate who took enormous pleasure in seeing ‘Lij (as he’s known to friends apparently) get the shit kicked out of him on numerous occasions.

12 hours later I’m still not sure if the movie was trying to glamorise life in the Firms or if it was a morality play (in much the same way that Trainspotting was an anti-drug film) or if it was just meant to be a story with no ulterior meanings. Which would turn this entry into the equivalent of a high-school vivisectionist, dissecting Shakespeare and Joyce for the elucidation of the bored masses.

It’s worth seeing I guess. Interesting enough, a couple of things rankled. The main English character who befriends young ‘Lij has a terrible London accent. I’m not sure if the lad is originally a Geordie or somesuch and was having trouble with the wide-boy geezah or if the director had his eye on the international market and didn’t want to alienate the viewers. (read: ‘Merkin’s.)

Go see if you think Elijah deserves an arse-kicking, avoid if you’re squeamish.