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Rise Of The Footsoldier
Following the life story of Carlton Leach, a well-known character, who is well known with his corruption and criminal works, that leads him to be the famous and most dangerous criminal ever, who does everything he can, in order to take power, but when he reaches to power, everything changes, as he faces many oppositions.
5 May 1981, Glendale, California, USA
17 July 1988, London, England, UK
1973
September 07, 2007
The filmmakers' wide-eyed attempt to turn Leach into a living legend will probably rattle Daily Mail readers' cages; everyone else may find its stonking hard-on for real-life hard men slightly ludicrous.
September 07, 2007
A peculiar but decidedly ordinary addition to the British thug genre.
September 07, 2007
Ugly.
September 07, 2007
Gore-flecked rucks and bruising rumbles are the order of the day in this unflinching portrait of a demi-monde your really rather wish would stay that way.
September 07, 2007
Fans of British geezer films would be better off checking out I.D. - this is best enjoyed after a night at the pub on DVD.
September 07, 2007
The direction smacks of sadism, especially the obvious glee Gilbey gets from filming violent scenes in close-up and, in the case of the bloody shotgun-to-the-face denouement, in triplicate.
September 07, 2007
Footsoldier doesn't so much pack a punch as leave you feeling violated and more importantly, robs you of two hours of your life you won't get back.