SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

crazylegscain 1st things first after reading other reviews I have to educate some of you people who have never lived in this sort of environment in the UK:This family is NOT working class or lower middle class. They are a sub class of people more commonly referred to as "Chavs" in the UK. Connor, played by Fassbender is a working class guy. Just for reference Doctors and Judges are "middle class" types of people.The guys in the caravan are referred to as "Gypo's, Travellers or Pikey's". In the UK a lot of "Chavs" like to think they are "Pikey's" and vise versa.Mia thinks she is a great dancer, but obviously is not. This is portrayed well in the film. Her dancing is MEANT to look amateurish! After clearing up a few things I have to say that this is a great film. Mia - (Katie Jarvis) acting is superb. The natural lighting particularly used inside the council flat scenes added to the realism. The story was very believable and a lot of people with experience of living in a similar sort of background can identify with it. This film is a must watch, if you are a fan of gritty "working class" drama. If you like this one I recommend (If you haven't already) to watch: The Selfish Giant, Tyrannosaur, Dead Man's Shoes, This is England, The Acid House, Harry Brown, The Firm (Gary Oldman), Scum and Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Series).

hhcheetah I'm...not quite sure how I feel about this film. I like it, but there are some moments in it that make me somewhat uncomfortable. I watched this movie, purely because Michael Fassbender was in it. I love Micheal Fassbender, have every since X-Men First Class. He is a wonderful actor and excels in every role he's given.I thought this film was going to be a powerful stepfather/daughter movie, but it wasn't until the last 30 minutes that I realized what was going on and it kinda creeped me out. I have nothing against a younger woman and a somewhat older man being together, but something about their relationship freaked me out. Especially once we learn he's married.

tr91 Fish Tank is a film that I had high expectations for but it fell considerably short of the mark. The premise of the film sounds like a great drama but for me it just didn't work. First of all the film is way too long for what it is, its 2 hours long and hardly anything happens! This easily could've had 30 minutes edited out as some scenes added absolutely nothing to the story.The film started off good but after an hour I began to realise that nothing special would happen. It was basically just watching a girl walk around her estate, swear at some people, try and free a horse, dance a bit, go home, leave the house again, dance some more and that's really all there was to it. Some of the stuff that was happening was just cringe worthy. The shaky camera was also rather annoying.The actors done a good but this film could have been so much more. Too long and not enough happening, disappointed.5/10.

vlloyd46 This is a raw, realistic, lonely story of an angry, neglected teenager. (Mia). Her mother is obviously a 'part time' slut. Thus when yet another boyfriend of hers appears on the scene, Mia is not surprised and makes no effort to befriend or impress him. Until... He shows her a fatherly side + later, his backside! As he slowly seduces her. This opens her up to a softer side. She falls for Michael Fassbender. (Who wouldn't?) Although Mia comes across as rock hard. You later realise she is quite innocent. The scene where she auditions for that awful seedy club with the other hard faced bitches, is quite atmospheric. As is the whole film. Apart from the fact that Mia really cannot dance for toffee! You compare her to these tarts in the club. Mia is very vulnerable. You can see that both the mother + daughter envy each other. The mother is envious of Mia's youthfulness and Mia is jealous of her mother's sexual self + physique. Voluptuous and passionate. I love the fact that all in all there isn't that much dialogue in the whole film. It's mostly feeling how the characters feel.It's moody, you feel it when the wind blows through the trees on a desolate, urban council estate to the characterless Essex modern estate. The more you watch this film. The more you see the raw beauty of this under rated film. A must see.