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The Goob

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Goob Taylor, a 16-year-old struggling to come of age, fights for his mother's attention with Gene, her stock-car-driving boyfriend, while falling in love with a pretty foreign field worker.

Critics Reviews

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Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 05/31/2015
3/5
The Goob is less about linear narrative than presenting a fragmentary drift of events and a spirit of place that's deeply claustrophobic. Go to Full Review Adam Woodward Little White Lies 05/29/2015
3/5
Doesn't quite live up to its early promise, but still a solid debut from first-time British writer/director. Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 05/28/2015
3/5
The writer-director Guy Myhill brings an engaging mix of abrasiveness and lyricism to a film that seems at times like a British equivalent to David Gordon Green's early films. Go to Full Review Angus Batey NME (New Musical Express) 04/23/2021
3/5
The bleakly beautiful Norfolk backdrops subvert cliché, but the characters' obeisance to tinpot tyrant Gene leaves an inexplicable hole at the heart of the film. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Radio Times 05/28/2015
3/5
Some typical Britfilm flourishes are present and correct - moody shots of the Goob whipping through the long grass, brandishing a stick - but the Norfolk setting, its sincere leads and an affecting score keep things a touch above the usual. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/24/2020 Unsettling, raw, no idea how its going to end. What a great film. See more 04/18/2020 It's fine, characters not massively engaging neither the story but passed the time. See more 03/12/2019 Feels like a very formulaic coming of age British mood flick. Sean Harris wheels out his psycho role (does he play anything else?) but you never really get why? In fact you never really get why anything is happening. To that end, you never really care either. See more 02/02/2019 Holds your attention enough, very typical of one of these sorts of British films. A few things in the script where itï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s a bit odd (the main characterï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s Mum and how she acts with him for one). Has the usual pointless ending. But itï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s watchable enough. See more 05/11/2018 Between a 6/10 and 7/10, The Goob is less about linear narrative than presenting a fragmentary drift of events and a spirit of place that's deeply claustrophobic. See more 09/25/2017 fairly decent acting and a nice setting doesn't help an almost pointless story with no real resolutions to any of the stories on offer. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Guy Myhill

Director

Sienna Guillory

Janet

Hannah Spearritt

Mary

Sean Harris

Womack

Marama Corlett

Eva

Paul Popplewell

Levi

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The Goob

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Movie Info

Synopsis Goob Taylor, a 16-year-old struggling to come of age, fights for his mother's attention with Gene, her stock-car-driving boyfriend, while falling in love with a pretty foreign field worker.
Director
Guy Myhill
Producer
Michael Elliott, Lee Groombridge
Screenwriter
Guy Myhill
Production Co
BBC Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 26m