We recently discovered this gem after a moment of violence erupted at a BSSC game. This is a London film, not really a Boston one, but a Harvard storyline is used to bookend the plot. It has the obligatory "rowing on the Charles" B-role, so it's qualifies as a Boston movie.Matt (played by Elijah Wood) is just about to graduate from Harvard when his roommate frames him and he gets thrown out. He hops a plane to London to stay with his sister, but instead falls in with a "gang" (they call it a "firm", but that would get lost in translation on this side of the pond. Also, I'm going to use the word "soccer" here, so bear with me).
Pete (Sons of Anarchy's very British Charlie Hunnam) leads Matt on the tour through London's seedier side. They drink pints, then throw bricks at rival soccer fans. The film escalates the violence, but also lends a friendly face and logic to hooliganism.
There's a few forced moments in the plot, but overall this was a very well done film. And it's worth stressing to our football-baseball-basketball loving readers, there's barely any soccer in this film at all.
FINAL SCORE = B+
