elburritorabbit this is a fantastic gem of a film. romeo and knocks are best friends until the former befriends an interesting character called morell who leads the boys down a dark and violent path in his quest to date romeos sister all the while pushing the previously inseparable boys friendship to the test. great characters all round especially from knocks comical dad and a simultaneously hilarious and disturbing performance from paddy considine - who i first saw in 'stoned' - check both out! the film is directed by shane meadows who has also directed a film called dead mans shoes which my house mate tells me is f****** excellent. i was surprised this film isn't better known because i thought it has lots of potential and a cameo from bob hoskins

bkotherstuff just sitting here watching this and ...wow...Paddy Considine what a great job he does starts of all nice and shy then starts to turn....and man does he turn .....mind you ....whats up with the dad (bill) ...wheres ya balls ....I do like the way Paddy delivers his performance on this on e and think i will try and find out more about his work! This movie is sure worth a look ! the two boys do a delightful job of keeping the flow of the movie even an appearance by bob hoskins is interesting to see. I'm sitting here watching it and wondering if Paddy is going to make a final comeback after getting his beans ...watching with antisipation

Howlin Wolf Previous to catching this I'd watched a little bit of the earlier critically acclaimed Meadows film, "24:7", enjoyed the portion I saw very much and then was rudely interrupted. Consequently, when I got the chance to borrow "... Romeo Brass" I was mildly excited, if a little unsure about what to expect. 90 minutes later I lay in bed incredibly satisfied. I had seen an example of British cinema carrying on the traditions of artists like Ken Loach. ".. Romeo Brass" is a stunning and disturbing examination of human relationships. The several tone shifts within the film are the result of steady direction rather than shoddy plotting, and Paddy Considine's remarkable performance as "Morell" more than compensates for some shaky rendering by a few of his co-stars.Meadows here creates characters who are unfailingly interesting and rarely easy to predict. The film is a concentrated treasure-trove of wonders, and certain sequences will live with me through many future years of filmic consumption. After seeing this particular effort, I will now make it my mission to absorb everything else that Meadows has done in his career so far. So indeed should you. A marvellous film.

tonywilkes I really liked this film, until I started to realise that the Morrell character wasn't being handled with any kind of compassion. And then it really p***ed me off.It's fairly obvious that he has mental problems, and suffered abuse when younger, yet the film tells us that scary freaks should get the kicking they deserve and then normal people can sit down and have a good cup of tea without worrying about it. If the film had shown a twelve year old boy with mental difficulties getting knocked around by his father, there would have been buckets of sympathy - but once he grows up into the disturbed adult he's destined to be, all that is forgotten and he's just some weirdo that enjoys hanging around with little children. He's not some calculating criminal - he's got problems, but apparently no-one cares about that.There's enough of a problem with people's negative attitudes to mental health without legitimising it on film - and the fact that none of the reviewers ever gave this a second thought is a little worrying...