Anybody who downvotes this film and says 'yeah i'm from London' (but grew up in a middle class household) knows absolutely nothing about this era...i'm a Stoke lad (so yeah i grew up in a Kes era up north) but i was also forced to live in london during the 80's/90's...This film captures all that Thatcherism did to the UK.. I'm a working class lad, yes i've been on the dole (i know what a UB40 was) so to come over and ridicule this is appalling. Faux critics in their ivory towers...meh...the sheer audacity. I've lived this life, and Mike Leigh does a terrific job at portraying it...Also Phil Daniels needs some recognition on a great turn...so before you go mouthing off over nothing you know about...consider the past reality. Peace and love to all.
Review of Meantime
