Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

"The beginning of the end."

2021 1h 47m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 43

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Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

“The beginning of the end.”

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Cast

Terry Stone
Tony Tucker
Vinnie Jones
Bernard O'Mahoney
Roland Manookian
Craig Rolfe
George Russo
Joey Waller
Craig Fairbrass
Pat Tate
Keith Allen
Dave Simms
P.H. Moriarty
Ian Jarvis
Billy Murray
Mickey Steele

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Nevern
Writers: Andrew Loveday
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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ERA

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Part of the "Rise of the Footsoldier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ross Power. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Terry Stone and Vinnie Jones and Roland Manookian carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "The beginning of the end.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12982370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nick Nevern directs. Ross Power scores. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Part of the "Rise of the Footsoldier Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Ross Power. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Terry Stone and Vinnie Jones and Roland Manookian carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The beginning of the end.".
6IMDB entry: tt12982370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Ross Power
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $390,909
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)

Part of

Rise of the Footsoldier Collection

Rise of the Footsoldier is a British crime film released on 7 September 2007. The third production from BAFTA Award-nominated director Julian Gilbey, it is a gangster film based on the true story of the Rettendon murders and the autobiography of Carlton Leach, a football hooligan of the infamous Inter City Firm (ICF) who became a powerful figure of the English underworld. The sequel Rise Of The Footsoldier Part II followed in 2015 and the prequel, Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Beginning, came in 2017

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CinemaSerf2022-07-13
★ 5/10
When ex army man "Tony" (Terry Stone) comes to the rescue of the grandson of the wealthy "Moriarty" (Ian Jarvis) he asks the man for a job. Next thing he is on the door of one of his nightclubs with ambitions to clean it up. Meantime "Simms" (Keith Allen) is having similar problems at his nearby club and after engaging the services of "Bernard" (Vinnie Jones) the two enforcers start to work together; "Tony" moves venue and now both men try to tackle the local drug pusher "Whitaker" (Bronson Webb) who deals for pub-based "Tait" (Craig Fairbrass). Will it be all out war between the two, or can they reach an accommodation? Based on real characters from East London, this is a really poorly produced crime thriller that is singularly lacking in thrills. The writers clearly swallowed a dictionary of Anglo-Saxon expletives that regurgitates with an angry and repetitive script which quickly loses any potency, as does the violent narrative acted out by a seriously mediocre group of actors. It's bloody and gory, at times, but for the most part it consists of way too much chatter and very little action. It does take a swipe at the attitudes taken by government and society towards soldiers returning from conflict who receive little, if any, support from a population all-to-quick to move on, but that aspect accounts for only a very short period at the start of the film. Gritty and dark? Yes, but little attempt is made to develop the characters and by half way through I really couldn't have cared less what happened to any of them.
r96sk2022-08-01
★ 6/10
Basically what you'd expect from this. With the exception of nudity, which I don't recall seeing once, <em>'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins'</em> features all the other hallmarks from the previous four films - from the overt drug taking to the cringey 'laddish' behaviour. It does feel a little (comparatively) toned down though, I will say. The cast are the cast, none of them are anything amazing but they do commit to their roles in fairness. Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass and Roland Manookian reprise their roles, which I do like as I'm all for cast continuity when it comes to a film series. One newcomer is Vinnie Jones, who shockingly hasn't appeared in any of the preceding flicks - how? I'm not sure. He's alright, bringing the quintessential hardman act. I mentioned it in my review of the preceding entry, but again I have no idea how they've made this many Footsoldier films ... and this one got a cinema release! I bet they're somehow cooking up a sixth entry as we speak.
dennyjt2022-08-15
★ 2/10
This must hold the record for the most bald-headed angry shouty geezers ever! A crude, unbelievable 5th entry in the series, I believe it is the third prequel in the collection. Although making a claim that it is a teuw atory, there is very little plot going on here, just a parade of thuggish acts and revenge beatings, scheiving very little. Perhaps a 6th film can explain it all.