Rotten
Eventually the movie drowns in words.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
16 Years of Alcohol
Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange
2003 · 1h 42m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Richard Jobson
,
Jim Carter
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16 Years of Alcohol
Overview
16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.
Director and cast
- Richard Jobson Director
- Jim Carter Director
- Kevin McKidd as Frankie
- Laura Fraser as Helen
- Susan Lynch as Mary
- Stuart Sinclair Blyth as Miller
- Michael Moreland as Budgie
- Russell Anderson as Kill
- Iain De Caestecker as Frankie - Boy
- Lewis Macleod as Frankie's Father
- Ewen Bremner as Jake
- Allison McKenzie as Dad's Lover
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a carefully made movie, evocatively filmed and intelligently thought out by the director and his cast.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
The freely associative, poetic tone signals this isn't going to be just another grungy British pic about young malcontents and petty crime.
Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh
Despite reams of maudlin narration, McKidd's powerful performance as a conflicted man makes this beautifully shot low-budget feature worth checking out.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
The film has a poetic pulse, its ups and downs accompanied by some smartly chosen pop songs, a seductive original score and McKidd's husky voice-over narration.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
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