Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014138038571
Format: PAL
Label: Film Four Distributors Ltd.
Manufacturer: Film Four Distributors Ltd.
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Film Four Distributors Ltd.
Release Date: February 26, 2001
Running Time: 101 minutes
Studio: Film Four Distributors Ltd.
Theatrical Release Date: August 01, 2001

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Part love story, part comedy, part study of madness, Some Voices is above all a beautifully observed, elegantly written and brilliantly acted low-key British film. The story of Ray (Daniel Craig) and his relationships with his brother Pete (Dave Morrissey) and new girlfriend Laura (Kelly Macdonald) after his release from psychiatric hospital, it is the interaction between the three that forms the cornerstone of the movie. Craig dominates proceedings as his character finds himself needlessly torn between the two, capturing Ray's descent into madness far better than the rather unnecessary over use of visual effects. The interplay between all three is superb, particularly Craig and Macdonald who spend the first two-thirds of the story developing a dependence that is pure sweetness and light before darkness descends. Director Simon Cellan Jones (whose previous credits include Our Friends in the North) allows his first feature film to develop at it's own pace, letting the script and performances dictate the action. The West London setting fizzes with a life that Notting Hill barely hinted at, proving that a movie set in the capital (or indeed made in Britain) doesn't have to rely on mock cockney gangster stereotypes to reflect the city. This is a self-assured, engaging and ultimately moving piece of filmmaking.

On the DVD: The accompanying documentary and interviews offer little insight into the process and are edited down to minute-long segments with little attempt to examine the bigger picture. Jones' commentary, however, does provide an interesting insight into the perils of making a film on a small budget. --Phil Udell




Rating: - Thought Provoking & Beautiful
Some Voices is one of those films that you see by accident and find yourself talking about for weeks to come. The story is so compelling and the acting by all is exceptional. It tells a story of the pain mental illness can inflict on those closest to us but also that love is the thing that holds us all together. The love between the brothers is tangible as the older, protective brother Pete (played by the always excellent David Morrissey) fights to cope with a mentally ill younger brother, Ray (Daniel ... Read More

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Rating: - essential viewing
This is one of the best portrayals of the reality of mental illness ever made on film. It's sympathetic without being sentimental, realistic without being voyeuristic. The love story within the film is believable and all the performances are superb.

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