Ricky
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- Sharing the compassion of Loach's best movies, Dibb's film becomes less about Ricky's desperate attempts to avoid his fate, and more about the effect the lethal weapon has on his impressionable young sibling. A sensitive look at an incendiary subject, Bullet Boy really hits the mark.
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'Bullet Boy' is an understated drama about an ex-convict trying to go straight in London's black community. The piece is nicely assembled and acted, and makes good visual use of its Hackney setting, but there's nothing in the story which is ultimately surprising.
Bullet Boy is a 2004 British crime drama film directed by Saul Dibb, written by Saul Dibb and Catherine Johnson, and starring Ashley Walters. The film's original music was composed and performed by Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack, who released it as an album.
Bullet Boy R 2004 1h 29m Drama List Reviews 73% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings An inner-city London youth, Ricky (Ashley Walters) has served prison time for a stabbing but is trying to turn his ...
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Apr 5, 2005 · Contains strong language and sex and moderate violence. Gun culture goes under the microscope in Bullet Boy, Saul Dibb's powerful and moving directorial debut. Ashley Walters (aka...
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Peter Calder New Zealand Herald. The film certainly has a chillingly predictable arc -- and there's something slightly glib about the...
Jan 1, 2000 · Bullet Boy Review. Fresh out of prison, Ricky (Walters) wants to go straight but finds himself at the centre of an ever-intensifying cycle of violence. As gun crime spreads on London's streets,...
Apr 8, 2005 · Ricky is a black teenager from London's East End, a young offender who is one wrong step away from becoming another statistic in the prison system. He is surrounded by friends who have already...
