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16 Years of Alcohol

Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange

2003 · 1h 42m · R Crime, Drama
Directed by Richard Jobson

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16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.

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80%
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Rotten

Eventually the movie drowns in words.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

It's a carefully made movie, evocatively filmed and intelligently thought out by the director and his cast.

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh

The freely associative, poetic tone signals this isn't going to be just another grungy British pic about young malcontents and petty crime.

Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh

Despite reams of maudlin narration, McKidd's powerful performance as a conflicted man makes this beautifully shot low-budget feature worth checking out.

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh

The film has a poetic pulse, its ups and downs accompanied by some smartly chosen pop songs, a seductive original score and McKidd's husky voice-over narration.

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

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