The Guvnors
Genre : Action/Adventure
Year : 2014
Director : Gabe Turner
Screenplay : Gabe Turner
Starring : Doug Allen, Harley Sylvester, David Essex

Thrilling London gang drama, rivalries and tensions between hooligans past and present.

Adam (Harley Sylvester) is the top man on a London estate, a brutal thug prepared to use a stanley knife on the face of anyone who crosses him. He's also a father with a home life and a young son.

Much of the time he uses his gang members to soften up the opposition before stepping in to finish things off. It is crucial to his self-esteem that he is regarded with fear and (he hopes) respect, but one thing that niggles him is each mention of The Guvnors, a tough football firm of years gone by.

The Guvnors are still around but have moved on in their lives, none more so than Mitch, a successful businessman with a wife and a son who is showing some signs of following his dad's old ways. Dad doesn't approve.

Mitch is not popular with his old mates because at one time he walked away from the gang with tragic consequences.

The gangs old and new connect when Mickey (David Essex, who I didn't recognise) a one-time Guvnor, decks Adam in a pub altercation. The CCTV goes viral on the internet and that means Adam will have to do something to regain respect. The gangs are on collision course.

It's brutal stuff at times but compelling, and there's a twist.

8 out of 10 -

mike@mikes-movies.co.uk

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