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3.0 out of 5 stars
Joe is a Film and Not Just a Book,
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This review is from: My Name is Joe (Paperback)
"My Name is Joe" was recommended to me by a Glaswegian work mate. He thought it would be a good follow up to "Trainspotting" which I watched a few weeks ago.
Although I enjoyed "Joe", it is a very different film to "Trainspotting". Whereas the latter could sometimes be surreal and blackly comic, "Joe" is more a real life gritty drama. Every character is plausible. Joe, himself, as played by Peter Mullan, is a knock about sort of working class bloke who slowly falls in love with a woman, Sarah, as played by Louise Goddall, who is a middle class health worker. Although seemingly from different worlds, they gradually warm to each other. The other character in each of their lives is Liam who is a friend to Joe and a client to Sarah. It is Liam and the threats are made to him that form the basis of the film's plot. See this film for its gritty realism. Be prepared, however, to listen carefully. A Glaswegian accent is often difficult to the untrained ear. |
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My Name is Joe by Paul Laverty (Paperback - Sept. 1998)
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