Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

When ex army man "Tony" (Terry Stone) comes to the rescue of the grandson of the wealthy "Moriarty" (Ian Jarvis) he asks the man for a job. Next thing he is on the door of one of his nightclubs with ambitions to clean it up. Meantime "Simms" (Keith Allen) is having similar problems at his nearby club and after engaging the services of "Bernard" (Vinnie Jones) the two enforcers start to work together; "Tony" moves venue and now both men try to tackle the local drug pusher "Whitaker" (Bronson Webb) who deals for pub-based "Tait" (Craig Fairbrass). Will it be all out war between the two, or can they reach an accommodation? Based on real characters from East London, this is a really poorly produced crime thriller that is singularly lacking in t...

Basically what you'd expect from this.

With the exception of nudity, which I don't recall seeing once, 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins' features all the other hallmarks from the previous four films - from the overt drug taking to the cringey 'laddish' behaviour. It does feel a little (comparatively) toned down though, I will say.

The cast are the cast, none of them are anything amazing but they do commit to their roles in fairness. Terry Stone, Craig Fairbrass and Roland Manookian reprise their roles, which I do like as I'm all for cast continuity when it comes to a film series. One newcomer is Vinnie Jones, who shockingly hasn't appeared in any of the preceding flicks - how? I'm not sure. He's alright, bringing the quintessential h...

This must hold the record for the most bald-headed angry shouty geezers ever! A crude, unbelievable 5th entry in the series, I believe it is the third prequel in the collection. Although making a claim that it is a teuw atory, there is very little plot going on here, just a parade of thuggish acts and revenge beatings, scheiving very little. Perhaps a 6th film can explain it all.