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16 Years Of Alcohol

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16 Years Of Alcohol (2003)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:12

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Set in Edinburgh in three distinct periods in the life of Frankie Mac, 16 Years of Alcohol provides a challenging introduction to a man’s belief in the meaning of hope. As a young boy Frankie... Set in Edinburgh in three distinct periods in the life of Frankie Mac, 16 Years of Alcohol provides a challenging introduction to a man’s belief in the meaning of hope. As a young boy Frankie Mac (Kevin McKidd - Trainspotting) watches the world around him drench itself in alcohol. His father, who has always been an iconic figure to Frankie, is seen for the first time as a philandering liar. In his teenage years, Frankie leads a gang. They thrive on music, clothes and violence. A chance meeting with a young woman, Helen, introduces Frankie to a whole range of possibilities. He distances himself from the gang, which turns them against him, creating a fatal enemy in the shape of former gang member Miller. As his life starts to take a wrong turn, he falls back into the familiar pattern of violence and alcohol. As a man, Frankie finds new focus through group meetings and his role as an actor. He meets a new woman, Mary, who shows him how to be open and honest. A real sense of what his life could be begins to surface. But the shadow of the past is never far behind him and threatens once again to tear his life apart. -- © Tartan Video [More]

Starring: Kevin McKidd, Susan Lynch, Laura Fraser, Jim Carter

Starring: Kevin McKidd, Susan Lynch, Laura Fraser, Jim Carter, Ewen Bremner


Studio: Tartan Films

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06/24/06
Time Out

Eventually the movie drowns in words.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/29/05
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

It's a carefully made movie, evocatively filmed and intelligently thought out by the director and his cast.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
04/21/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The frequent narration is a nonstop string of clichés, platitudes, and truisms that should have been flung out the cutting-room window.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
03/24/05
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

The freely associative, poetic tone signals this isn't going to be just another grungy British pic about young malcontents and petty crime.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/18/05
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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The voice-over is a touch pretentious and a few scenes play like acting exercises, but the film is filled with a real sense of hopeless poignancy.

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03/18/05
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite reams of maudlin narration, McKidd's powerful performance as a conflicted man makes this beautifully shot low-budget feature worth checking out.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/18/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

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.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
03/18/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News

This Scottish memoir of inebriation and sobriety leans heavily on the hurt of booze and rarely on the high.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/17/05
Ned Martel
Ned Martel
New York Times
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A film that teeters between the rapturous and the ridiculous.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/15/05
Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice

Even in its most violent moments, 16 Years Of Alcohol is suffused with visual poetry.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/30/04
Alan Morrison
Alan Morrison
Empire Magazine
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An intense and imaginatively mounted first feature.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/03/04
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC

'Hello, my name is Frankie. And I am a violent man.'

Full Review Source: Mixed Reviews | comment Comment
05/01/04
Martin Scribbs
Martin Scribbs
Mixed Reviews

Actually, it's Trainspotting without the predilection for 'junk' and dead babies who crawl on the ceiling.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/04/04
Oz
Oz
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Richard Jobson's debut is full of abiding images that linger long after the final credits.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
01/06/04
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

Moving, lyrical and ultimately devastating.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
01/06/04
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
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01/06/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
 
 
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