Marching Powder

Hats off to Danny Dyer for at least putting his heart and soul into this, but as a piece of cinema its poor, stereotypical and derivative of just about every other film he has been in - and a few that he hasnt. Jack is having a bit of a mid-life crisis as he realises that hes nearer the end than the beginning and hasnt much to show for it. His wife Dani (Stephanie Leonidas) reckons hes a waste of space and his daily regimen of lager and sniff isnt likely to change that anytime soon. A bit of routine football hooliganism sees him in front of a magistrate who gives him six weeks to get himself sorted out, else he is going to prison. Can he wean himself off his old habits and try to be a better person/husband/dad? Maybe Nick Love thinks that a...

'Marching Powder' is exactly what one would expect from a Danny Dyer (and Nick Love) movie. I'm a little split on how I feel about it though. Most of the comedy is quite lazy and forced, though a couple of jokes did get a chuckle out of me; e.g. Dagenham.

The fourth wall breaking is questionable, it kinda works for a few moments but is mostly ill-fitting and cringey. On the other hand, there is surprisingly one touching scene; it involves Kenny Boy on the blower, I genuinely felt it in the feels - very unexpected for a movie of this sort.

As for the cast, Dyer is mostly good in the lead role; far from perfect, but he gives largely what you'd anticipate. Stephanie Leonidas does well, while Calum MacNab is initially iffy as the aforemen...