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Liam Cunningham plays Sid.

I found this film interesting and somewhat revealing of the times we live in. With elements of violence, revenge, frustration, corruption, political games played by the police, this film outlines the issues that distinct sectors of our society face today. Good acting by all, great photography, good camera work, this is a great film. Due to the amount of violence shown, I don't think it is for everyone's taste, but a very good film anyway.

I am kind of slightly surprised they are showing Harry Brown at Odeon Leicester Square. It didn't seem like the kind of film that would draw a large group for a huge cinema like Odeon Leicester Square. (they showed Gran Torino there too)

Its because I think, whoever the powers maybe, are pushing Harry Brown to be UK's flagship movie, hoping for a big international success with Michael Caine returning to the action hero role. The marketing is a full on onslaught to propel this movie as an action vigilante movie. The poster is very enticing, in fact, if I hadnt seen the film already I would be pulled into watching the old cockney legend return to his tough guy Harry Palmer persona!

I get that, but Odeon Leicester Square is where you normally get harry potter 6, transformers 4, Pirates of the Carribean 5....etc etc...hehe

I used to live down the road from this estate (the Heygate, Elephant & Castle.....known locally as 'the 'aygate'!), my husbands Nan lived there so I spent a lot of time there. It's just as bleak and grim as it looks in the film! I last went there 12 years ago and it was rough then, but wasn't anywhere near as bad as it was portrayed in the film. But 12 years is a long time and society has changed an awful lot................

It's an interesting enough film for a British film (where you always have to lower your standards to a certain extent) but there are some real issues with a lot of the supporting characters (the DI played by Emily Mortimer in particular) which kind of leaves the impression that the filmmakers weren't paying all that much attention to the film they were making...