Trailers &
Clips
Photos
News
Showtimes &
Tickets
Awards &
Nominations

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

:

Overview

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
17 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
R,1hr 43min
Released:
August 29, 2003
Director:
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Shane Meadows directed this film, which is the third and final chapter in his Nottingham Trilogy which also includes 1999's A Room for Romeo Brass and 1997's Twentyfourseven. Starring The Full Monty's Robert Carlyle, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is a twist on the traditional Western film, transplanting the action to modern-day Nottingham, England. Jimmy (Carlyle) is a small-time criminal who comes back into town after seeing his old girlfriend turn down a marriage proposal on television. Rhys ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
It evokes the atmosphere of a Sergio Leone Western, sneaking up under the movie's human comedy and adding a smile. Full Review
Metascore
®
56
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Similar Movies
Bad Behavior (1992) High Hopes (1989) Life Is Sweet (1991) Roxanne (1987) The Snapper (1993) My Name Is Joe (1999)
advertisement