Robert Carlyle,
Rhys Ifans,
Kathy Burke,
Shirley Henderson,
Ricky Tomlinson
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Shane Meadows directed this film, which is the third and final chapter in his Nottingham Trilogy which also includes 1999's A Room for Romeo Brass and 1997's Twentyfourseven. Starring The Full Monty's... read more
DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 212 reviews
Shane Meadows is without doubt, one of the best British directors around at present. He knows his way around the working class lifestyle of Britain with a welcome and refreshing outlook that has, until his arrival, been commandeered by the likes of Ken Loach and Mike Leigh.
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Been waiting for a while to watch this and found it hard to get hold of. You can certainly see the 'Shane Meadows' stamp on this one, but in comparrison to his other films, it doesn't quite measure up. Meadows himself, is pretty aware of this, as he has spoken of this in interv... read more
I can understand why Shane Meadows might not have too many fond memories of once upon a time, he had lots of problems with the producers who tried to mould him and pigeon-hole his film in the same category as The Full Monty and other worthless British disasters of recent history.... read more
A different film from Shane Meadows. A nice little story that definitely strays from his usual dark story lines. Overall all though I'm always looking foward to a Shane Meadows film
I think Shane Meadows is an exceptionally talented director: this is not one of his better efforts. Nonetheless, there are some great moments and some standout performances, but it all seems to be much ado about nothing. Starts off strong and runs out of steam pretty quickly. ... read more
Not one of Shane Meadows best but also not his worst. This movie was just okay. It was completely different from his other movies I've seen.
What Leone did for cowboys and crime, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands does for a more contemporary genre. Full Review
Some strong performances make it go by fairly painlessly, but inconsistencies involving plot and character keep it from ever being more than marginally involving.
The movie is so busy being quirky that it's hard to relate to it. Full Review
A little tedious to sit through.
Always predictable in its outcome, but it still retains a certain charm.
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is all over the place. Full Review
Though Shirley is supposed to be torn between the passion of her younger days and the tender yet boring Dek, there seems to be little chemistry between her and Jimmy. Full Review
Meadows has complained that financial backers forced him to cut a third of his Midlands script. The suspicion persists that he cut the wrong third. Full Review
A movie that just barely avoids sickening sentimentality with its sudden swerves into anarchic comedy. Full Review
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