Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own
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What is important to say is that "The script was largely created by improvisation during 11 weeks of rehearsal before shooting. The script was only 25 pages long.". Yes that is important and when you watch this movie, knowing this, you will be amazed. The dialogues are simply amazing, I loved it. The acting is really good, I can give 10/10 to every one of them but especially the main actor David Thewlis, his performance is brilliant
It is mainly a drama, let's say that the foundation of the story is dramatic: all characters are pathetic, sad, miserable. The all movie is very sharp and dark. But the dialogues turns the movie into a black comedy, some of them are very funny. Some of the quotes are the best I have heard in a long time.