Rise of the Footsoldier

2007 PG-13 1h 59m

6.3 / 10 233

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6.3/10

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Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

Director Julian Gilbey

Writers

Julian Gilbey Will Gilbey

Stars

Ricci Harnett Terry Stone Craig Fairbrass

Action Crime Thriller

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r96sk 9 Jan 2021

6/10

Better than expected, if still not good. Based on a true story, <em>'Rise of the Footsoldier'<em> is your standard London-ish gangster film - literally, given the cast. It does everything you'd predict and then some. However, it does come out more watchable than I thought it would. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it or that it's that good, but it makes for an OK watch. The casting is as obvious as ...