Rise of the Footsoldier Collection

Terry Stone

Vinnie Jones

Roland Manookian

George Russo

Craig Fairbrass

Keith Allen

P.H. Moriarty

Billy Murray

Michelle Collins

Bronson Webb

Katie Jarvis

Emma Butt

Kirsty J. Curtis

Sam Gittins

Rachel Warren

Ade Dimberline

Tina Barnes

Tom Padley

Margaret Thatcher

Catherine Cox

Heavy D

Kieran Chalker

Kat Ronson

Emily Haigh

Adam Saint

Paul Chinnery

Eddie Webber

Michael Jinks

Josh Witcher

Chris Sheen

Michael Elkin

Conor Benn

Rohit Nathaniel

Shane McCormick

Sonnyboy Skelton

Stuart D. Latham

Chris Hughes

Annabelle Fernando

Maria Jane McDaid

Barney Webber

Paul Riddell

Dean Sills

Darren Luckin

Katie Roe Carr

Tyler Ford

Lee Dixon

Mark Preston

Tish Simmonds

Archie Cocker

Carly Marie

Garry McClay

Simon Price

Dan Corstorphine

Paige Millard

Ben Shepherd

James Heatlie

Tyson Green

Lizni Heard

Jake Barton

Vincent Murray

Robert Sigley

Ryan Radley

Jacey Elthalion

Jack Arthur Shaw

Julian Clapton

Richard Dannaher

Jamie Sowle

Michael Chapman

Jessie Vinning

Ricky Yates

Mimi Cafrreni

Andrew Loveday

Nick Nevern

Ross Power

Crime

Drama

Action

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Empire Pictures

Haymarket Films

Platinum Pictures

Carnaby International

Signature Films

United Kingdom

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When ex army man "Tony" (Terry Stone) comes to the rescue of the grandson of the wealthy "Moriarty" (Ian Jarvis) he asks the man for a job. Next thing he is on the door of one of his nightclubs with ambitions to clean it up. Meantime "Simms" (Keith Allen) is having similar problems at his nearby club and after engaging the services of "Bernard" (Vinnie Jones) the two enforcers start to work together; "Tony" moves venue and now both men try to tackle the local drug pusher "Whitaker" (Bronson Webb) who deals for pub-based "Tait" (Craig Fairbrass). Will it be all out war between the two, or can they reach an accommodation? Based on real characters from East London, this is a really poorly produced crime thriller that is singularly lacking in thrills. The writers clearly swallowed a dictionary of Anglo-Saxon expletives that regurgitates with an angry and repetitive script which quickly loses any potency, as does the violent narrative acted out by a seriously mediocre group of actors. It's bloody and gory, at times, but for the most part it consists of way too much chatter and very little action. It does take a swipe at the attitudes taken by government and society towards soldiers returning from conflict who receive little, if any, support from a population all-to-quick to move on, but that aspect accounts for only a very short period at the start of the film. Gritty and dark? Yes, but little attempt is made to develop the characters and by half way through I really couldn't have cared less what happened to any of them.

Basically what you'd expect from this.

With the exception of nudity, which I don't recall seeing once, <em>'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins'</em> features all the other hallmarks from the previous four films - from the overt drug taking to the cringey 'laddish' behaviour. It does feel a little (comparatively) toned down though, I will say.

The cast are the cast, none of them are anything amazing but they do commit to their roles in fairness. Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass and Roland Manookian reprise their roles, which I do like as I'm all for cast continuity when it comes to a film series. One newcomer is Vinnie Jones, who shockingly hasn't appeared in any of the preceding flicks - how? I'm not sure. He's alright, bringing the quintessential hardman act.

I mentioned it in my review of the preceding entry, but again I have no idea how they've made this many Footsoldier films ... and this one got a cinema release! I bet they're somehow cooking up a sixth entry as we speak.

This must hold the record for the most bald-headed angry shouty geezers ever! A crude, unbelievable 5th entry in the series, I believe it is the third prequel in the collection. Although making a claim that it is a teuw atory, there is very little plot going on here, just a parade of thuggish acts and revenge beatings, scheiving very little. Perhaps a 6th film can explain it all.

English

Rise of the Footsoldier Origins | UK Trailer | 2021 | Vinnie Jones | British True Crime

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