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England Is Mine

2017

Mark Gill

Jessica Brown Findlay, Jodie Comer, Jack Lowden, Laurie Kynaston ...

5.1

339

Drama A portrait of Steven Patrick Morrissey and his early life in 1970's Manchester before he went on to become lead singer of seminal 80's band The Smiths.

	Media	Author	Review
		Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter	"'England Is Mine' struggles to evoke the atmosphere of its setting — Manchester, 1976-1982 — and to bring its tantalizingly enigmatic subject into satisfying focus (...) An unremarkable-looking picture on the whole"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It's 'authentic', but where's the fire? (...) At certain points in the middle of it, you may think 'I’m miserable now', though not in the way that Morrissey had in mind"
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"A suitably abrasive study of one of British pop’s spikiest characters (...) This ultimately feels like a taster; a prelude to the main story"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"Dull (...) The effect of all this dogged homage is deadening, not illuminating (...) It’s such a constricted vision of growing up, it could barely inspire you to do anything (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Generic Morrissey biopic saved by charming man Jack Lowden (...) The film is interesting on the importance of grim and boring work as something that inspires daydreams of escape (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Maybe the world didn’t need a young Morrissey biopic (...) An anonymous coming-of-age story that could really be about any mopey white boy."
		Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Gill does an excellent job of recreating what must have been a grim, albeit highly important, period in Morrissey's life (...) The film makes surprisingly poignant viewing (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"It’s a little lopsided but there’s plenty for Smiths fans to enjoy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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