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The Goob

2014 1h 26m Drama List
85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
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.

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Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) The Goob is less about linear narrative than presenting a fragmentary drift of events and a spirit of place that's deeply claustrophobic. Rated: 3/5 May 31, 2015 Full Review Adam Woodward Little White Lies Doesn't quite live up to its early promise, but still a solid debut from first-time British writer/director. Rated: 3/5 May 29, 2015 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 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. Rated: 3/5 May 28, 2015 Full Review Angus Batey NME (New Musical Express) 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. Rated: 3/5 Apr 23, 2021 Full Review Damon Wise Radio Times 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. Rated: 3/5 May 28, 2015 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film There is a skittishness to Guy Myhill's debut that initially feels impressionistic but ultimately seems like carelessness as his narrative weaves unsteadily through its central character's coming of age, unsure where to place its emphasis. Rated: 2.5/5 May 25, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Unsettling, raw, no idea how its going to end. What a great film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's fine, characters not massively engaging neither the story but passed the time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/17 Full Review Read all reviews
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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