The Fall of the Essex Boys

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The Fall of the Essex Boys

2012

1h 27m

Crime

Drama

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Members of a gang deal in drugs, violence and murder before being captured or killed.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

This is the fourth film to have been inspired by the 1995 execution of three drug dealers in a Range Rover just outside Chelmsford, and it is every bit as ninnyish as the other three.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 7, 2013

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

For hooliganalia apologists only.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 7, 2013

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Owen Williams

Empire Magazine

The umpteenth iteration of this hackneyed story delivers absolutely nothing that hasn't been done better in made-for-telly thrillers.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 4, 2013

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Ben Nicholson

CineVue

Tired genre fare that delivers little in the way of insight.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 9, 2019

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Josh Winning

Total Film

Despite decent performances, what follows is an unfocused shambles that Nevern's shouty voiceover desperately attempts to make sense of.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 4, 2013

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

It's very difficult to work up interest once again in such a collection of thick psychopathic mobsters, their molls and their brutish, clich-ridden lives.

Jan 27, 2013

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horrifically bad film the voice over was the worst I've ever heard. it made a terrible film even worse!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Shockingly bad geeza-gangster made for those who worship at the alter of cockney carve-ups, featuring some truly dreadful performances and the most hilarious voice over ever committed to digital video - seriously, he sounds like an over-excited football pundit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Terrible casting, plot that could have been cobbled together by anyone with the vaguest idea of the story and a low budget. What could go wrong? Everything.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Rubbish - enough said.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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rubbish attempt at telling the Rettendon murders story a long long way off rise of the footsoldier

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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I thought this was a decent gangster/hooligan movie. I had mixed feelings about Nevern's narration. As much as I do rate him as an actor and I do normally like narrations dictating films, I thought at times he might have been trying too hard and every sentence seemed like a 'punchline'. This is not to take away from the overall performances of him and the other cast members who all had their part to play.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/19

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Synopsis

Members of a gang deal in drugs, violence and murder before being captured or killed.

Director: Paul Tanter
Producer: Simon Phillips, Jonathan Sothcott
Screenwriter: Stephen Reynolds
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2014
Runtime: 1h 27m

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