Wild Bill
Dir: Dexter Fletcher
2011
****
I can't stand the archetype cliched South London geezer/gangsta/council estate film. The last time it was done well was Nil by Mouth (not including films like Harry Brown or Attack the Block which were really about other things). Luckily this is the film that bucks the trend. Sure, there are unfortunate stereotypes in this film that do detracted but they are small niggles compared to the wonderful emotion that is delivered from the main characters. I'm sorry to say I didn't like Will Poulter very much in this, he tried too hard and is really more of a character actor but everyone else does a good job. It's Charlie Creed-Miles who really makes the film though, it's about time he had a lead role and he is absolutely superb. Dexter Fletcher hasn't done too badly either in his debut, some of the shots (like the paper aeroplane scene) are very professional. All round, this is the British films we should be making that are unfortunately often overlooked by cheap horrors and dire comedies.