Liam

2001, Movie, R, 90 mins

Liam: Review

Stephen Frears's adaptation of The Back Crack Boy, Joseph McKeown's novel about desperate times in 1930's Liverpool, conforms to the director's pattern of following a solid hit with a dodgy miss. It opens with a jubilant New Year's Eve celebration, as Liverpool puts on a brave front in the face of England's slide into economic depression. That stiff upper lip soon begins to tremble: The dockyards (which are owned by the Samuels, a wealthy Jewish family) are shutting down, put... read more leave a comment

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Liam movie trailer - starring Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows. Directed by Stephen Frears. Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Length: 02:20
Posted: 3/17/2008