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About Movie
Director: Nick Nevern
Featuring: Vinnie Jones, Emma Butt, Craig Fairbrass
Type: Action, Crime, Drama
Delivered on: 03 Sep 2021
Essayist: Andrew Loveday, Nick Nevern
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Span: 107 min
Movie Review
Yet contains several shortcomings Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins still entertains and doesn't stray too far from the formula established by its predecessors. At least not enough to matter when you're looking for some knuckle-headed British gangster action. Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins is the fifth film in this unlikely series, as well as the third plotline to the 2007 original, which says a lot about how much barrel-scraping is going on, as such an achievement has not been achieved since the glorious heights of Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort, so make of that what you will.
Rise of the Footsoldier: The Pat Tate Story was released in 2017. And this is where things have started to alter slightly and established the blueprint for the following couple of films. Sort of like the Dream Warriors of the franchise (or maybe not). Turning the focus away from Carlton Leach and toward Pat Tate was an obvious choice because this fictionalised Tate was a much more captivating character than the completely fictional Leach, and Craig Fairbrass clearly relished playing a tough, violent bully with no moral compass; granted, he normally plays a tough, violent bully with no moral compass, but as Tate he could bounce off and react to his co-stars with more consistency and make you believe that Tate.
This movie, in addition to making super-villain Tate the focal point, also made heightened versions (read: cartoon characters) of Tony Tucker (Terry Stone) and Craig Rolfe (Roland Manookian), Tate's drug-taking cohorts, which made the whole scenario a little more colourful and less dour than the first two movies, so that by the time 2019's Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella came along, we had our three "hero".
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, because given the fact that this is the third sequel. We don't appear to have had the genesis tale of our three buddies. Opening with a flashback to a young Tony Tucker coming back from fighting in the Falkland Islands war in 1982. Or at least that's what the script implies, but it's not long before Terry Stone appears in another bad wig to start smacking people around.
It's the third prequel to a film released 14 years ago, and Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass, and Roland Manookian aren't getting any younger. In part three, Fairbrass seemed craggy, and while he remains a towering and frightening figure. The primary cast has all aged and is portraying younger versions of their characters. Something that no amount of wigs, foundation, or false tan in Romford can hide. So, ignoring the Benjamin Button effect that was supposedly common in late-'80s Essex. Let's go on to the remainder of the ensemble.
This film has been widely promoted due to the fact that it has Vinnie Jones as one of the regulars. And it was only a matter of time before he showed up. Jones portrays Bernard O'Mahoney, a nightclub doorman/security specialist who worked with Tony Tucker in real life. As if it's just another day at the office for him. Once Pat Tate enters the picture, and despite Jones having a few moments to give us what we came for. You never get the full-on confrontation with Tate you are hoping for.
The chemistry between Craig Fairbrass, Terry Stone, and Roland Manookian is still there, and the actors clearly enjoy working together. Someone gets a good hiding every few minutes, everyone is an effing c-word and permanently off their nut. The '80s dance music soundtrack is brilliant and adds a lot of energy. And Vinnie Jones does get to dish out some very painful punishment to one pauper.
Conclusion
Nonetheless, despite its problems, Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins entertains plenty and doesn't stray too far from the formula established by its predecessors. Or at least not enough to matter when you're in the mood for some knuckle-headed British gangster action. At 106 minutes, it feels a little too long, but the violent set pieces still hit the mark. But how much longer can they try to convince us that the ageing cast are still the young. Brash geezers of the late '80s/early '90s?
We'll find out in a few of years, no doubt.
