Without ever trivializing his characters' meager circumstances or resorting to the rags-to-riches fantasy of "Slumdog Millionaire," Meadows has made a lovely film about the ability of the imagination to offset the harshness of reality.
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New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A small but important film about small but important lives, the latest drama from Shane Meadows further confirms that more people should know about this gifted director.
Like its star, the movie is too short and a little thin but just about perfect.
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
An agreeable if slight, vaguely sketched character study times two.
The result is a movie that feels enjoyably aimless--one that invites viewers to just hang out for an hour.
Somers Town, is a trifle: A short black-and-white lark with sharp edges and a soft center. It has its raptures, though, and then some. A disarmingly slight tale of adolescent friendship, Somers Town is one of those rare movies that seems to discover itself as you watch it.