Purely Belter was based on a novel written by a school teacher, and it feels like it: social-realism-by-the-numbers, done with one eye on academic reading lists. Plots come and go and it’s a film of moments rather than a cohesive whole.
In the film’s defence, some of those moments are funny and the support cast is fine, particularly Tim Healy and Roy Hudd as Gerry and Sewell’s fathers, menacing and doddering respectively.
If you like British kitchen sinks and enjoyed other films from writer-director Mark Herman (Little Voice, Brassed Off) check it out; otherwise steer clear.
Filmink 2.5/5
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