Fresh
Loach's characters speak in a sometimes difficult Yorkie accent, but they tell a story anyone can understand.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Overview
In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that due to privatisation, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it becomes clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords.
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Fresh
Loach has a way of capturing the offhand, unspectacular way people live, with social comedy but minus any sociology.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
This is a worthwhile motion picture whose central topic will resonate with many who see it.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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