The Modern Way

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While I definitely am more a rocker than a mod and certainly no skinhead this pro-mod piece was somewhat entertaining. I love movies that take place in 80s Britain so it had that going for it right from the start. The acting was fine and the feel of the 80s was present. Admittedly I lived the 80s in America with the exception of two wonderful weeks in England in March of 1983. But I know the 80s when I see it. I was 13 in 1980 and 22 in 1989 so I grew up in them. The one drawback to this movie was that the grittiness that it promised had an almost made-for-TV shine to it. The grit was more a sheen and the nifty little happy ending was the clincher. All in all it was a diversion that could've been better but wasn't terrible.

This film could have been great but it was marred by extremely bad dialogue and some terrible acting, I think Jake Henderson's character Terry Harrison was the best performance in this movie, I couldn't understand where any of the other characters were supposed to be from and none of the accents fitted and they seemed to flit between accents. There have been some great British movies about mods and rockers and Brighton, gangs and violence however this is definitely not one of them. Had the dialogue been better and more realistic then some of the characters would have been believable, as for the skinheads, seriously not a good performance.

Quite possibly the worst acting I've ever seen. So unconvincing that I looking for cue cards hidden in the scenes. OK so the budget was £50,000 for the film and shot in 12 days but it doesn't excuse the level of acting and script that was written on the back of an empty cigarette packet. For a so called gritty drama it passes itself off as comedy with consumate ease, or maybe the film was incorrectly categorised. This could have been a pretty good film but the very basics went missing a the opening credits and initial scene in the pub. I could only watch through gapped fingers knowing this was going to be a complete miss in the first five minutes.

Really enjoyed this rock n' roll action flick set during the Quadrophenia era in Great Britain. Well cast with strong performances and a terrific soundtrack! So much to like about this film!

There's been a few mod based drama's released recently, and this is probably one of the better ones. Its a bit of a crime flick, but it has some personal drama, a bit of romance...and scooters. Jake Henderson as the main mod Terry (also the writer), and the Bad guys Jack Parr and Nick Cornwall all did some nice acting, the younger leads weren't quite as good. Overall, most of it is respectable, and some decent dialogue. It is clearly restricted by budget (made for a tiny 50,000 pounds), but even so, I've seen movies with ten times the budget that were absolute rubbish. Worth a look if you like skinhead mod dramas, or 80's retro flicks.

Possibly the worst attempt at a film I've ever had the misfortune of paying to rent from Sky. Wooden acting, historical inaccuracies, lacklustre plot, weirdly fake accents (I'm from London!) anachronisms-r-us. Apart from the above it was ... Nah, still absolute 💩.

I have been looking forward to the release of this film for a long while, I was invested in a minor way in this movie from the start as my scooter was used in it but as that was sadly dispatched quicker than a Star Trek bit part actor on a landing party i decided to dry my eyes and press on, the story was good, the performances were great, some obviously better than others but we need to remember that some of the actors are relatively new to their craft and this was their first major rolls, so I'm ok with all the acting, this was made on a budget in very challenging times and not financed by a big studio so again what has been put together is a well a presented film, great story, great performances and a soundtrack that I wouldn't mind in my record collection. I've read a few of the negative reviews and all I can say about those is, I'm looking forward to watching the projects that the author's of those have put together, I'm sure they'll be available to watch anytime soon!!! This is escapism at it's finest, I really enjoyed it. Well done to everyone involved you all should be proud of what you've created. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A very good story, intriguing! Really loved the characters, especially Leon and Terry. Mason was pretty bad ass, wish we could have dug deeper into his history tho! It recalls some Tarantino's vibes in my opinion and I totally loved it, killer soundtrack and beautiful picture. A very well made low budget movie.

The acting was so wooden and I've seen better from high school drama clubs. The continuity was awful and they obviously only had budget for one joke! An hour and a half I won't get back!