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Sweet Sixteen
Directed by
Ken Loach
R
2002
1h 46m
Crime
,
Drama
7.4
97%
88%
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Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
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Cast of Sweet Sixteen
Martin Compston
Liam
Annmarie Fulton
Chantelle
William Ruane
Pinball
Michelle Abercromby
Suzanne
Michelle Coulter
Jean
Gary McCormack
Stan
Tommy McKee
Rab
Calum McAlees
Calum
Robert Rennie
Scullion
Martin McCardie
Tony
Jon Morrison
Douglas
Junior Walker
Night-time
Rikki Traynor
Tony's gang
Robert Harrison
Tony's gang
John Simpson
Rene Costa
Street busker (uncredited)
Sweet Sixteen Reviews
Houston Chronicle
Bruce Westbrook
From its gripping immediacy to its strong cast of unknowns, Sweet Sixteen feels almost like a documentary. Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty keep an evenhanded focus on harsh truths, and avoid melodrama and grandstanding.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A beautiful, grim tale.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Ideology is manifested as empathy, rather than polemic, and the result is a lean, powerful little film that's more about people than politics.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It's a harsh, terrible story of a rite of passage, a boy's love and a journey to hell, and it's so brilliantly told that we feel the cold above and the all-consuming flames beneath.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The movie's performances have a simplicity and accuracy that is always convincing.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
The film is so alive, the performances so urgent and convincing, that it's as if Loach had just discovered the subject matter.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Despite this film's title, don't expect something light and fluffy.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
Using mostly unknown and first-time actors, Loach spins a passable coming-of-age tale, which should please his fans and provides a diversion for the rest of us.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
There's a raw, uncensored power here -- in the film in general and in newcomer Compston in particular.
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
The casting is impeccable, the dialogue raw and the impenetrable Glaswegian brogue is wisely translated with English subtitles.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Compston's performance and the downer milieu, presented with appropriate paint-peeling profanity, are more than enough to keep an audience riveted and ultimately moved close to tears.
San Jose Mercury News
Glenn Lovell
Mixes the bitter with the sweet and stays in the mind because it refuses to succumb to the cynicism that surrounds its protagonist.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Confident, uncompromising and blisteringly realistic, Sweet Sixteen is a gritty and immediate film yet it goes right to the emotions.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
A grim and gripping story.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
A classic.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
[I]t's a tough film to watch, but so well done.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
It has a humane grasp of the pleasures kids create even under hellish conditions and of their adaptive capacity to craft a life out of the materials available.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Mr. Loach once again reaffirms his honored position as one of the world's most passionate and compassionate filmmakers.
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
It's impossible to tell the experienced from the inexperienced among Loach's casts.
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell
Mr. Compston's untamed star power gives the movie a heart, a sweetness that makes the title heartfelt and not just cheaply ironic.
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