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It's a Free World

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It's a Free World (2007)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:14

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek, Joe Siffleet

Starring: Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek, Joe Siffleet

Director: Kenneth Loach

Director: Kenneth Loach
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Studio: IFC Films

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Ken Loach's latest deserves plaudits for taking on the issue of immigration from such an unexpected angle.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/05/07
William Thomas
William Thomas
Empire Magazine
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Often affecting and very well observed.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
09/15/07
Screen International

Despite the timely and topical subject matter, this one just sits there and lays an egg that never poaches.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/03/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Newcomer Wareing delivers an award-worthy performance as the steely Angie, who is impossible to hate even as she descends deeper into the moral abyss.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/25/08
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Loach is offering commentary, not solutions, so this one could be the feel-bad film of the week. In the best way, of course.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
04/25/08
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

The film's bleak but powerful ending is a wake-up call to Britain and a measure of the pessimism of Loach, one of its most trenchant critics. I fear things must be really bad over there.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/25/08
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Globe and Mail

Even if it collapses in on itself a bit, there's still a rough power underneath everything that makes it worth a look.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
03/24/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Realistically filmed, but limited by narrative cuts that hopscotch through time, "It's a Free World" is a flawed film that overflows with ideas. You should never pass up a Ken Loach movie, and this is no exception to the rule.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
03/04/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Free World doesn’t need to manufacture tension; its critique of corruption by association is compelling enough.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
02/29/08
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York

It’s a free world, Ken Loach asserts in his latest film with well-practiced disgust and unfortunately little hope.

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02/29/08
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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It's A Free World…'s dilemmas are undeniably thought-provoking.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
02/28/08
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

Works on every level -- the performances are compelling, the drama feels grounded and real, and we brush up against an issue so large and overwhelming that you can easily see why no one thinks it's their problem to solve.

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09/18/07
Ryan Stewart
Ryan Stewart
Cinematical

In this free world things might be ugly, but at least it's sunny.

Full Review Source: european-films.net | comment Comment
09/15/07
Boyd van Hoeij
Boyd van Hoeij
european-films.net

Wareing stands out among the slate of typically Loachian/genuine performances, managing to be both unlikable and empathetic at the same time.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
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The hot-button topic of exploited immigrant labor forms the backdrop of It's a Free World .... , the latest collaboration between helmer Ken Loach and scribe Paul Laverty.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/04/07
Alissa Simon
Alissa Simon
Variety
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[Director] Loach is in excellent form making the most of a shrewd screenplay by Paul Laverty and drawing a winning performance from newcomer Kierston Wareing as a brassy but misguided entrepreneur.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/04/07
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett
Hollywood Reporter
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