The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan
| The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Tanter |
| Written by |
Paul Tanter Raheel Riaz |
| Starring |
Nick Nevern Simon Phillips Rita Ramnani Billy Murray |
Production company |
Press on Features Chata Pictures |
| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan is a 2012 British crime film directed by Paul Tanter.[1]
Plot
The movie is about an unemployed football fanatic named Mike Jacobs (played by Nick Nevern) who becomes a major credit card fraudster and gangster. The movie depicts the lifestyles of luxury, frivolous spending and violent reprisals of its criminal underworld. Alongside the main character is Mike's old friend named Eddie (played by Simon Phillips) who introduces Mike into the business of the fraud. There is also the portrayal of Mike's girlfriend Katie (played by Rita Ramnani) who is faithful to Mike but not supportive of Mike's choice of lifestyle.
The movie also stars veteran British actor Billy Murray who plays the card-fraud overlord introduced later in the film.
Cast
- Nick Nevern ... Mike Jacobs
- Simon Phillips ... Eddie Hill
- Rita Ramnani ... Katie
- Peter Barrett... Topbeef
- Rebecca Ferdinando ... Nicey Pricey
- Roland Manookian ... Rusty
- Billy Murray ... Mr. Robinson
Reception
The film was universally panned by critics and audiences alike, with criticism mostly focusing on its acting, tone and one-dimensional, stereotypical characters. It currently holds a 0% 'rotten' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 4 reviews, and a 23% audience score based on 125 reviews (as of September 2015), together indicating generally negative reviews.
It has been described as 'a pretty depressing experience' by Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian, 'reminiscent of a Channel 4 one-off drama' by Bethany Rutter of Little White Lies and 'mercifully short, but still 80 minutes too long' by Paul M. Bradshaw of Total Film.
The Times described the film as "a dim-witted Football Factory knock-off".[2] Film critic, Jason Solomons, described it a crudely scripted, dim British film.[3]
Respected film critic Mark Kermode wrote 'only a shocking clerical error can explain the absence of Danny Dyer'.
External links
References
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw (21 June 2012). "The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan – review - Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ WI, Where Do We Go Now?, The Times, 22 June 2012
- ↑ Solomons, Jason, The most shocking courtroom drama ever, and it's true, Mail on Sunday, 24 June 2012