And this week's Friday night movie has been... Kneecap!
Behold: A movie I wouldn't have heard about had it not been for a friend who told me about it.
So what we have here is a bio on Northern Irish hiphop act Kneecap. It has the band members playing themselves and shows their rise to fame along with the trials and tribulations they go through. Standard music bio pic right?
Wrong! Yes this genre can very easily fall into formula but this movie wisely avoids it. Part of what makes it unique is that it frames to band's story alongside that of Northern Irish identity: defying the British and preserving both the language and the culture.
It also helps that this movie takes the approach of being grimy, anarchic, playful, creative and funny.
So props to this movie for not only breaking step from formula and running in the opposite direction.
Also, does anyone think that Detective Ellis may join the ranks of cinema's most memorable villains?
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