ROTTEN TOMATOES: Five Favourite Films with Nick Love

Five Favourite Films with Nick Love

by Joe Utichi | September 17, 2009

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Nick Love isn't known for heart. The film which earned him his "From the director of..." title card, The Football Factory, is nothing if not violent, loud and not particularly critically well-loved. His follow-up, The Business, recasts Danny Dyer and sets itself in the Costa Del Crime world of 80s Spain and had a similarly rocky reception with reviewers. And yet he's one of Britain's better-known directors, suggesting he talks to an active audience of cinemagoers.

With The Firm, Love revisits themes present in both films -- the 80s and football-fan violence -- but has more in common with his lesser-seen debut feature, coming-of-age comedy Goodbye Charlie Bright. Early notices have been warmer than Love tends to receive from critics, with Empire declaring the film, "intense, exciting and impressive."

RT caught up with Love to rundown his favourite films and chat about the flick.

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Midnight Cowboy Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains...

The King of Comedy Heat

Heat

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millionairecupid.org writes:
on Sep 17 2009 08:47 AM

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spitting into the wind writes:
on Sep 17 2009 09:18 AM

Crap list from a crap director.
HEAT is a terribly overrated movie.
The firm is alright if dated but I understand why its there.
Planes, Trains is just not that funny.
The King of Comedy is brilliant.
Ans I havent watched Midnight Cowboy in years.
But I despise this directors work so much, glamourising hooliganism like it was something to be proud of, that anything he is associated with is going to suffer because of his sheer presence.

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John N. writes:
on Sep 17 2009 09:58 AM

Heat terribly overrated? /credibility off

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Sep 17 2009 10:05 AM

Midnight Cowboy is a great choice, one of those Best Picture winners that gives Oscar a good name.

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arendr writes:
on Sep 17 2009 10:39 AM

Heat is not without its flaws, but it's still a fascinating movie. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is one of my all-time favorite comedies. Mostly a good list by a director I'm not all that familiar with.

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Gordon Franklin Terry Sr writes:
on Sep 17 2009 10:51 AM

Heat
King of Comedy
Plains, Trains,
Midnight Cowboy

they are all wonderful

Midnight Cowboy is true American Cinema: The MPAA slapped it with an X, the audiences and critics across the world adored it and the MPAA gave it an R

RATSO: I'm walkin' here; I'm Walkin Here

and what an ending. . . they made it to Florida though!!!!!!

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Plains, Trains . . . is a most heart-warming movie. Thanksgiving
YET again very John Hughes-"Republican" . . .until I moved away from Radnor/Villanova, Pennsylvania I never knew a world other than "Republican:" very orderly, very wealthy, very "safe"

John Hughes movies are very "safe" and "orderly" and "idealistic" (i.e. Republican) which is good . . . until you match John Hughes movies up to localities unlike The Main Line (Pennsylvania)
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Heat
Al Pacino acts the same way in every movie
overrated, yes
but very well directed action-sequences and ambient score by Hans Zimmer.
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Dave J. writes:
on Sep 17 2009 11:32 AM

I'm detecting a little jeolousy from " Spitting into the wind" since all the movies that this Nick Love has chosen had also mentioned the Godfather and Mean Streets are all on average of more than 89% on the meter except for the Firm which only 2 people had submitted a review for. I am however not familar with the movies Nick Love's involved in nor do they seem that appealing but his list of 5 favorite movies is self-explanatory.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Sep 17 2009 03:54 PM

"Heat" is one of my top 10 favorite films so I like this list. Plus, "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" is funny. So I'm sold.

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Mann is the Man writes:
on Sep 17 2009 03:56 PM

Finally! Somebody recognizing the brilliance of Miami Vice (not in his top 5 but he said it was a toss up)! I always thought people were too hard on Miami Vice; heck I was when I first saw it. But after analyzing it on repeat viewings, I enjoyed it more and more. I urge people who have seen it and dismissed it to watch it again.

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kingcaesar writes:
on Sep 17 2009 06:21 PM

I'm I the only one that thought Miami Heat the movie sucked. I've seen THe king of comedy once and tried to see it a second time but it was too ****ing real, too awkward, I turned it off during the scene at Jerry Lewis house, it was too unbearable.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Sep 17 2009 08:45 PM

In reply to this comment (#2546107)
"Miami Vice" would've been good if it had the same feel of the show. But for the I hate it.

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Timmsie1974 writes:
on Sep 18 2009 03:19 AM

Planes Trains is pure genuis. Exhibit A; "those arent pillows"

Miami Vice is utter tosh with dialogue no-one can understand. Jamie Foxx is nearly as annoying as Kanye

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David W. writes:
on Sep 18 2009 02:53 PM

Heat? Hell, yeah! Heat is in my top 10. It's a mediocre list, though. "Midnight Cowboy" is incredibly dated. I understand why it was good when it was first released. It just doesn't hold the test of time, in my opinion.

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MADDAZ writes:
on Sep 18 2009 08:59 PM

Heat is way overated. Good film yes, Classic film no. I still think Manns best movie is The Last of the Mohicans. Now that movie is a classic. Miami Vice was a big let down and was nothing like the show.

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thedownstar writes:
on Sep 18 2009 09:51 PM

a safe list...good, but safe.

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mary s. writes:
on Sep 20 2009 07:19 PM

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