Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

“Can I smell your cock?” “Soppy bollocks”. A proper gangster film. We’re on no 5 now and keeps getting better. This may actually be the best of them all. Will now have to watch them all again from the beginning. Real violence, none of that Hollywood gun rubbish. Great actors playing real Villains in a true story, make a great film. 106 mins of non stop action. Enjoy.

Basically what you'd expect from this.

With the exception of nudity, which I don't recall seeing once, 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins' features all the other hallmarks from the previous four films - from the overt drug taking to the cringey 'laddish' behaviour. It does feel a little (comparatively) toned down though, I will say.

The cast are the cast, none of them are anything amazing but they do commit to their roles in fairness. Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass and Roland Manookian reprise their roles, which I do like as I'm all for cast continuity when it comes to a film series. One newcomer is Vinnie Jones, who shockingly hasn't appeared in any of the preceding flicks - how? I'm not sure. He's alright, bringing the quintessential hardman act.

I mentioned it in my review of the preceding entry, but again I have no idea how they've made this many Footsoldier films ... and this one got a cinema release! I bet they're somehow cooking up a sixth entry as we speak.