Twin Town Movie Review 1997

Dark comedy about class warfare, escalating revenge, and drug abuse in a small seaside Welsh town features sharp, profane, and very funny dialogue, well-developed and played characters, and uneven direction. Brothers Julian (Evans) and Jeremy (Ifans) like to steal expensive cars and get high on any substance they can find and control. They live with their handyman dad Fatty (Ceredig) and massage parlor receptionist sister (Scorgie) on the wrong side of the tracks. Dad falls off a roof while working for the local contractor/drug kingpin (Thomas) and is not fairly compensated. This starts a cycle of revenge that begins with public urination and gets nasty from there. Sort of a Welsh "Trainspotting," which featured a cameo by "Twin" writer/director Allen. Some scenes may be too much for some viewers (especially animal lovers).

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Revenge, King of Beasts (Dogs), Drug Use & Abuse, Crime Sprees, Fires, Anti-Heroes, Twins, Grand Theft Auto

Screenplay

Kevin Allen, Paul Durden

Cast

Llyr Evans, Rhys Ifans, Huw Ceredig, William Thomas, Dorien Thomas, Dougray Scott

Cinematography

John Mathieson

Director

Kevin Allen

Music

Mark Thomas

Producer

Peter McAleese, Andrew Macdonald, Danny Boyle, Figment Film, Gramercy Pictures