England Is Mine

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Richard B @RichardB12314 01/13/2025 A slight movie that goes into the beginnings of The Smiths. It was absorbing at times. It reveals the humdrum world and the difficulty artistic people have in finding a place in it that is meaningful, much like the story of Ian Curtis. It's weakened by the lack of music, and is that because it was unauthorized? I don't know. There was enough runtime and it would have benefited the film greatly. See more Katie W @RT30366837 01/01/2025 I have no idea why this movie is rated so low! Jack Lowden is such an incredible actor, and he really brought this script to life. The visuals and overall aesthetic of this film were just stunning, and even if the pacing felt a bit wonky, I was invested in this story (whether or not it's accurate). And sure, it sucks that they didn't get the rights to The Smiths' actual music, but the story takes place before the band was even created! So it doesn't even matter! I truly enjoyed this film, especially Jack Lowden's wonderfully quirky performance. He is such a prolific actor, and I hope more people can watch this film without misinterpreting it! See more charming m @el_Villano 01/09/2023 Come for the shots of water flowing vigorously and stay for the other visual metaphors of Morrissey's wonderful lyrics in The Smiths (a few claim Director Mark Gill even the biggest fans will miss). Superlative performances from both protagonist Lowden and best friend Linder played by Jessica Brown Findlay as well as the supporting cast to the singer's humdrum Mancunian life. The era is faithfully and lovingly recreated even if the spectator is left in no doubt the past was largely squalid and escape for the principal characters largely comprehensible. See more 11/18/2020 Occasionally inspiring; often leaden effort getting Morrissey off the ground; Findlay is a chameleon See more Cait G @RT63484643 07/25/2020 An interesting, but unauthorised biopic of Morrissey's formative early life. Accurately depicting the self-imposed stagnation of mental illness, but maybe a bit too attached to the artistic visual display of it. It doesn't feature any of Morrissey or The Smiths' music, but beats you over the head with foreshadowing and influences of the period. Jack Lowden is perfectly bone dry in his depiction. I think this might not have a higher score because of Morrissey's divisive nature, but I enjoyed it. See more 04/07/2019 So before Morrisey became like everyone's embarrassing uncle who gets pissed at a family wedding, makes a pass at the bridesmaids and pisses up the side of the church during the photos, he and the Smiths were the voice of a generation of angsty young men. England is Mine purports to show the early life of Morrisey, growing up in a bleakly dismal Salford and generally moping around having his genius go unrecognised by all those around him. This should be a perfect tale for an arthouse, cult biopic giving late middle aged musos something to debate and ponder over a pint of real ale. Unfortunately, the fact that this movie is completely unauthorised by anyone remotely connected with The Smiths is only too apparent by the complete absence of any of their music or lyrics. It becomes painfully obvious rather quickly that the creative explosion that happened when Steven Morrisey meet Johnny Marr is not really going to happen on screen and instead we get this mildly amusing story of a priggishly egotistical bore moaning his way through Manchester in the late 1970s. The formation of one of the most groundbreaking groups of the 80s is turned into an enormous elephant in the room and the tension just becomes unbearable and crushing. Perhaps some stories are better left untold? See more Read all reviews

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