Let Him Have It
7.1
1991
1 hr 55 min
Drama
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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- Cast:
- Christopher Eccleston , Paul Reynolds , Tom Courtenay , Eileen Atkins , Iain Cuthbertson , Tom Bell , Clive Revill
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Just perfect...
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Best movie of this year hands down!
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Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
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If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
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