Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans is a story about violent, drunk, and crazy English soccer punks that was written, directed, produced, marketed, and distributed by…women. What prompted these women to explore the dark psyche of misguided male youth is a good question—but their female touch gives the movie the kind of emotional center that films like Fight Club never had (or wanted). The basic plot involves a young American wuss (played by young American wuss Elijah Wood) who visits his sister in London, gets caught up in the world of her hooligan brother-in-law (Charlie Hunnam), then becomes a street-fighting boot boy. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't dig very deep into why people who are fans of a low-scoring, incredibly dull sport feel the urge to shave their heads and curb-stomp innocent people. Not to mention, after playing Frodo for the last three movies, Wood's tough-guy hooligan is totally ludicrous—you'd have an easier time believing that rainbow-tailed unicorns put the filling inside Twinkies. Luckily, the film has plenty of scenes featuring the charismatic Hunnam, otherwise, watching these Hooligans would be as captivating as watching the World Cup.