Eightiesboy

I absolutely love watching anything with Stephen Graham in it, so jumped into this with much anticipation.

I felt a touch let down. Whilst Owen Cooper gave a really good performance, I thought the role lacked sincerity. I don't want to knock a child actor (sorry!), but he just didn't hit the right notes WITH ME and I really wanted to watch Stephen Graham! He only played a major part in episode 1 and 4, which was a bit of let down really.

Saying that, Graham absolutely nailed it in the last episode, so in this case, it was worth waiting for.

Back to the story line, reminds me of Brookside days, when the legendary Phil Redmond broadcast so many topical subjects, it touched the nerve of many, which this has done too, without a doubt.

Very traumatic and hard viewing, but in my opinion not up there with the likes of Nil By Mouth, Fish Tank, Tyrannosaur etc.

For anyone that's watched all the previous films in this series, this is obviously one to watch.

Craig Fairbrass is totally watchable as Pat Tate, running around the streets of Essex and London like some coke fuelled deranged lunatic beating the crap out of anyone who crosses his path. I mean, this is why we watch anyway, exactly for that.

My only small gripe was the choice of 80s music throughout the film. I thought it was slightly overdone, too many tracks being played, but maybe that's just me. Saying that, the opening scene sets you up and gets you very excited for what lies ahead.

Loved seeing the 80s cars and specifically the Range Rover of course.

As always, you can expect some ultra violence, which I had to turn away once or twice. I left my imagination to it instead.

I absolutely love the Footsoldier franchise and I do hope they can pump one more out in the not too distant future.

I went into this not knowing anything about the story (believe it or not), so found it even more intriguing, as the story went on. It was very well told, not too long and not too short.

The interviews with the family were clear and concise and the way they were put together really kept you hooked in to the timeline.

There are no spoilers and the outcome is only made clear right at the end of the documentary.

A fascinating story, however over the years I've read about some really awful and intriguing cases come out of Utah. What is it about Utah, that seems to attract these types of cases?

I can see the director has released a highly rated film as well, which adds to the quality of this documentary.

Definitely worth a watch.