Clubbed (2008)

Great British Drama, which depicts the life of a man who lives in constant fear until he meets a group of friends who change that. After meeting outside the gym, the main guy offers him a job as a bouncer, and the main protagonist begins to train hard in order to fit in with his newly found friends.Nice meaning as a film and famous phrases such as quotations from Sun Tzu's 'Art of War'. Shows the impact and importance of friends on a person's life.Would have been rated much higher if the final fight scene involving the two friends seeking revenge was choreographed and shown, as that would have been a thoroughly entertaining climax.

I rented this as I had some time to kill, and it looked interesting. Wow! Extremely well written, filmed and directed, it goes straight into the some of the best films I have ever seen list.Set in the 1980's, it captures the time and pace of the decade and offers a realistic portrayal of club life. Like any good film, some characters are exaggerated for effect but not in a way that detracts from the story.Violent in parts, the Director handles it in a way that Hollywood has forgotten. The cast bounce of each other and the lead roles all give superb performances.Watch it, then watch it again.

I rather enjoyed this film, admittedly i only watched it to see Scot Williams, who i am on a one woman quest to marry one day. But i thought it was thoroughly entertaining. Rob, Louis and Danny were very likable and believable characters- the ending made my cry!! And i have always loved the brilliant Maxine peake!! This film is perhaps a good starting point for anyone wanting edgier British cinema without too much initial violence, as some of guy Ritchie's stuff etc can be over the top and unnecessarily nasty. Milesssssssssss better than that God-awful scouse film 'the crew' which was released almost simultaneously, although Scot Williams makes that worthwhile too... Give Clubbed a go.. its surprisingly good x

"Clubbed" is yet another 'will-this-do?' entry into the Brit fisticuffs genre and is sure to keep punters who aren't expecting too much moderately entertained for ninety minutes after a few beers. However, for anyone seeking intelligent, quality entertainment it's really best avoided.There are so many misnomers in the appalling script that even an actor of the calibre of Colin Salmon is left looking daft. The action is set in the 1980s, but it's never clear why, especially when they haven't been able to pull off any convincing feel for that decade - it takes more than a few 80s soul records on the soundtrack, the occasional zoot suit and a handful of 30-year-old cars. Then we see central characters studying texts such as Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War" and speaking about how violence should be a last resort, while the same characters seem only too willing to start doling out punches with all the testosterone-fuelled, unthinking abandon of a bunch of chavs fighting over a bag of chips.Character development does not exist in "Clubbed". Nor does irony, subtlety or pathos. This is a film which trades on fond memories of Guy Richie's early gangster films, which despite their flaws certainly had much more wit, better editing, snappier dialogue and packed more emotional punch than this limp little saga. They're a decade old now, anyway - isn't it time we moved on from trying to emulate them?