| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Greg King |
| MY NAME IS JOE (M).
(Dendy Films)
Director: Ken Loach
Stars: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Annemarie Kennedy, Gary
Lewis, David Hayman, Lorraine McIntosh
Running time: 101 minutes.
For over two decades Ken Loach has explored Britain's...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| MY NAME IS JOE (director: Ken Loach; writer: Paul Laverty;
cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd; cast: Peter Mullan (Joe Kavanagh), David
McKay (Liam), David Hayman (McGowan), Annemarie Kennedy (Sabine), Louise
Goodall (Sarah ), Gary Lewis (Shanks), Lorraine...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| In 1998, Peter Mullan won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival
for "My Name is Joe," and rightfully so. A serious depiction of a recovering
alcoholic (Mullan) who, aside from coaching soccer games and working as an
amateur housepainter,...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Matt Prigge |
| Lucky for us, "...and I'm and Alcoholic" didn't fit on the marquee,
because then we may have been guaranteed another tiresome story of a
man's struggle against his past cornball affliction, which it could have
very well been. It also could have been...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| For many years, Scottish filmmaker Ken Loach has made movies about the
struggles of the working-class citizen in today's society. His latest
film, MY NAME IS JOE, is one of the most powerful and intense
character studies I have seen in years. At the...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Louis Proyect |
| Ken Loach's "My Name is Joe" is his greatest film. He has returned to
the gritty world of the earlier "Riff Raff", one hemmed in by poverty,
drug addiction and slum housing. What is different this time is that
he has created characters whose humanity...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| "...and I am an alcoholic." British director Ken Loach has made a name
for himself for gritty films of social realism, and his latest is no
exception. Peter Mullan, who won the Best Actor award at this past
year's Cannes Film Festival, indeed gives an...more |
| My Name Is Joe Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| There are probably those who will say that Ken Loach is a
director more to be respected than enjoyed. It's not that we in
the audience need to see Mary Poppins feel-good movies all
the time to consider ourselves entertained. After all, the
current...more |
