SoulBoy (2010)

★ 5.8 1h 20m IMDb

1974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.

SoulBoy

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Cast

Martin Compston
Martin Compston as Joe McCain Age 41 · Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland Martin Compston (born 8 May 1984) is a Scottish actor and former professional footballer. He is perhaps most notable for his role as Liam in Sweet Sixteen, and for his role as Ewan Brodie in Monarch o...
Felicity Jones
Felicity Jones as Mandy Hodgson Age 42 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is an English actress. She began her professional acting career as a child, appearing in The Treasure Seekers (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Et...
Alfie Allen
Alfie Allen as Russ Mountjoy Age 39 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK Alfie Evan Allen (born September 12, 1986) is an English actor, best known for his role as Theon Greyjoy on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a nomination for t...
Nichola Burley
Nichola Burley as Jane Rogers Age 39 · Harehills, West Yorkshire, England Nichola Ann Burley (born 1986; Harehills, Leeds) is an English actress best known for her roles in Born Equal, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Goldplated,Donkey Punch and Carly in StreetDance 3D. Description abo...
Craig Parkinson
Craig Parkinson as Alan Age 50 · Blackpool, England, UK Craig Parkinson (born March 11, 1976) is a British actor. He played Shaun in the E4 television series Misfits and the twins Jimmy and Johnny Kray in the ITV television series Whitechapel. He has also...
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie as Fish Shop Bobby Died 2024 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK Brian McCardie (1965 - 2024) was a Scottish actor and writer..

Audience Reviews

r96sk 5/10 Mar 04, 2022
Despite a decent cast, <em>'SoulBoy'</em> isn't a worthwhile watch.

It portrays a story that I feel like I've seen many times before, with much of it being quite predictable - even taking that element out, it's kinda cringey to watch unfold. Initially, it feels like a cheap attempt at replicating <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/kevin-perry-go-large/" rel="nofollow">Kevin & Perry Go Large</a>'</em> and/or <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inbetweeners" rel="nofollow">The Inbetweeners</a>'</em>, though does in fairness deviate from that eventually. The 70s look, meanwhile, does come out well at least.

As for the onscreen talent, a pre-<em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_Duty" rel="nofollow">Line of Duty</a>'</em> Martin Compston plays lead ahead of Craig Parkinson, who he'd heavily work with to much greater effect on that aforementioned television show, Felicity Jones, Alfie Allen and Nichola Burley. Bruce Jones, known in the UK for <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street" rel="nofollow">Coronation Street</a>'</em>, is in there too. It's a shame that I didn't like this 2010 flick, as that's a solid cast list for this sorta film.

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