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This Is Not a Love Song (2002)

Overall Score: 7 out of 10

Starring: Michael Colgan, Kenny Glenaan, David Bradley, John Henshaw, Adam Pepper, Keri Arnold, Chris Middleton

Director: Bille Eltringham

Running Time: 88 minutes

US MPAA rating: N/A
UK BBFC rating: 18
Drama, Thriller

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Lonely, taciturn squaddie Heaton (Kenny Glenaan) picks up his younger, more impulsive friend Spike (Michael Colgan) from prison, and takes him on a drive into the countryside outside Glasgow. When their stolen car runs out of petrol (with 'This Is Not a Love Song' by P.I.L playing on the stereo), they head to a nearby farm, where an unfortunate encounter with the owner Arthur (John Henshaw) ends in Spike, before he quite knows what he is doing, committing murder. Although Heaton's first instinct is to walk away, he stands by his traumatised friend, unwilling to see him back in prison, and the two flee together onto the moor. Soon they realise that a posse of local farmers, led by Mr Bellamy (David Bradley), is hunting them down, and when Heaton's leg is injured in the chase, the two men's rôles reverse and it is Spike's turn to decide whether he is as loyal to Heaton as to himself.

On September 5th, 2003, 'This Is Not A Love Song' became the first feature film ever to have a simultaneous release online and in cinemas (see

DVD Extras: Aspect ratio 1.85:1 (Anamorphic); Making of 'This is Not a Love Song' (28min); theatrical trailer. Version reviewed: This Is Not A Love Song (Soda Pictures). Extras: 3 out of 10

It's Got: A script by Simon 'The Full Monty' Beaufoy that is all about unspoken nuances; two central performances that combine rugged naturalism with erotic intensity; and Robbie Ryan's cinematography making the moors, woodlands and rivers of Aberfoyle look more menacing (and in the trip sequence, more purple) than ever before.

It Needs: Not to be dismissed merely as a standard 'Deliverance'-style thriller (although it is that as well).

Alternatives: 'Deliverance', 'Southern Comfort', 'Calvaire', Dead Man's Shoes

Summary: An unusual Scottish thriller in which erotic tensions are forever kept below the surface. Overall Score: 7 out of 10


Review Date: 17th May 2005


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This Is Not a Love Song at the IMDB

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