| Brassed Off Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| *** (out of 4) BRASSED OFF is set in the British mining town of Grimley.
The town's colliery (coal plant) is its lifeblood and its backbone. It's
even the reason for the existence of the local band - the Grimley
Colliery Brass Band. Needless to say, when...more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: This film is by turns a comedy, a
serious drama, and an anti-Tory political tract.
But Mark Herman who wrote and directed certainly
knows how to create characters in whom the audience
can...more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| BRASSED OFF (UK, 1996) *** 1/2 Written and directed by Mark Herman.
Producer, Steve Abbottt. Photography, Andy Collins. Editing, Mike Ellis.
Production designe, Don Taylor. Music, Trevor Jones. Cast: Pete
Postlethwaite (Danny), Tara Fitzgerald...more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Michael J. Legeros |
| BRASSED OFF!
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| (Miramax)
Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen
Thompkinson, Jim Carter.
Screenplay: Mark Herman.
Producer: Steve Abbott.
Director: Mark Herman.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (profanity)
Running Time: 107 minutes.
Reviewed by...more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| BRASSED OFF!
A film review by James Berardinelli
Copyright 1997 James Berardinelli more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| The distraught son, Phil (Stephen Tompkinson), rants in front of a
shocked group in church. He blames the Tory party for the local mine's
misfortunes. As they show him the exit, he stops to complain to a
statue of the Virgin Mary. He wants to...more |
| Brassed Off Review |
| by Ben Hoffman |
| In Yorkshire, the town's livelihood depended on the pit mines. This
was true of many towns in England; this film then applies to the other
towns in England, South Wales and Southern Scotland that were
devastated when in 1992 many pit mines were being...more |
