Ken Loach seems to be ploughing the same trough again and again. My Name Is Joe is a well-made, occasionally funny and sometimes moving film, but it does nothing that his other films don't do better. A recovering alcoholic tries to help out junkies on a Scottish housing scheme: ok, it's not trying to be as glamorous as Trainspotting, but if you compare it with the fantastic TV series Looking After Jo Jo, it is saying nothing new. Ultimately, TV is where this piece belongs: I would advise people to wait for the small screen showing rather than shelling out to see it at the cinema.
Review of My Name Is Joe
