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Ratcatcher [1999]
starring: William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan, Mandy Matthews, Michelle Stewart, Lynne Ramsay Jr.
directed by: Lynne Ramsay

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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0506000283202
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Label: Pathe Distribution
Manufacturer: Pathe Distribution
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pathe Distribution
Region Code: 2
Release Date: September 01, 2003
Running Time: 96 minutes
Studio: Pathe Distribution
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2001
Sales Rank: 17385

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Just beautiful!
Such an under-rated film, a simple heartachingly wonderful story. I could run a load of cliches to describe it, liken it to any boys story, without the misery of an Angelas Ashes or Kes, this one never gives up hope, even through the backdrop of poverty, filth and the usual alcholism/domestic violence that pervades every scene. I really wanted to find out what happened next, it was just such a good story. Highly recommended.

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- Excellent
Contrary to one of the reviews here, although the characterisation was not superficially distanct that does not entirely matter. Here 70's life is presented via the atomisation of a single child, James. He, as has been noticed, is blank he shows no emotion the jagged flow of scenes reflects this. For me this film seeks to portray a view of youth confronted by family crisis, economic crisis and personal crisis and the lack of emotional contact he can gain becuase of it. The death of the friend at the very start and the changing viewpoints show the inevitability of this depression, the character is clinically removed and the entire film comes as a direct reaction to the death. Or does it, we are never presented with enough information to determine ... Read More:

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- Maybe you had to be there
I think possibly C Myers just doesn't "get" this film - possibly (and apologies if I'm wrong) thru not having witnessed the events of 70s Britain. Not just for Glasgow was this an appalling period in UK history - almost worse than depression eras before it simply because it promised so much in terms of the "better life" but only for the few. You must take the film as a metaphor for all that was going on at the time. Of course the characters are not fully developed - that was what happened to people like them at that time - no realisation of their full potential. Being under-developed in the film is part of the metaphor, as is the "dreamlike quality" - all these people had was a dream of a better life which was unlikely to be fulfilled. As is ... Read More:

Rating:

- Disjointed and awful
This is one of those movies that goes out of its way to be artsy. The story is about a young boy in Glasgow during a Binmans' strike. There is absolutely no character development and I felt as removed from the cast at the end of the movie as I did at the begining. Other reviewers here mention the dreamlike qualities of the movie. Well yes - just like most dreams it is disjointed and does not make a lot of sense. For example a young girl in the movie appears to be "the village bike" for a bunch of young boys who are continually antagonizing her. Why she puts up with such behaviour and still delivers for these kids is never explored or clarified. This movie is a waste of 94 minutes of your life - AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Rating:

- Sensitive portrayal of urban life
This was a sensitive portrayal of urban family life in the 1970s. The characters were for the most part sympathetic. The film had an almost dreamlike quality, with poetic imagery in the form of the local canal, rats and black dustbin bags. Although the story was essentially a sad one, it was not morbidly sad.

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