Disappointing British drama that fails to engage, thanks to leaden direction, an underwritten script and lacklustre performances from the two leads.
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05/22/09
Awaydays (2009)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:9
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Awaydays is an overwrought coming-of-age drama that romanticizes the violence of 1970s street culture in Liverpool and neglects the requisites of a good script.
Genre: Dramas
Reviews for Awaydays
Take all the late-70s miserablism you can stomach, mix with the usual blend of bleakness and punching, then serve lukewarm on a limp bed of can't-be-bothered.
05/22/09
Awaydays doesn't really buck the trend, though it does put a more interesting spin on it by trying to fuse the phenomenon to post-punk disaffection in Britain.
05/22/09
Awaydays is a wonderful example of nostalgie de la boue - the "yearning for the mud". The pic wallows in Mersey misery evoked by its music heroes.
05/21/09
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