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Small fry crooks Ste (Les Martin) and his cousin Weed (Declan Mills)
are on a four day leave from prison, a time Weed wants to use to get
drunk, basically, but Ste wants to set a few wrongs right while he's out,
like making up with his ex Dee (Jenny Lee Masterson), also mother of his
daughter Ellie May (Grace Cahill), finally apologizing to Justine (Aoife
King), whose husband's death he's somehow, however indirectly, responsible
for, and trying to get a job as a kids' football coach, as he was a big
talent back in his day - but whatever he tries, he seems to hit a brick
wall. In the meantime, Weed proves a talent to stumble from one problem
into the next, be it throwing up on the girlfriend (Enya Martin) of a thug
(Art Kearns), be it involving Ste in an armed robbery that almost costs a
shop clerk's (Sanjeev Kumar) life, or be it owing a wannabe crime kingpin,
Braler (Alan Sherlock) a lot of money and making ridiculous promises to
pay it back. And through Weed, Ste is dragged back into the world of crime
he tried to turn his back on. And even though this makes him realize
turning his back on thing will forever brand him the fuck-up people are
currently taking him for, dealing with the mess Weed has dragged him into
needs more than a few good words here and there to get him out of ... Be
Good or Be Gone is an unexpectedly successful blend of social drama
and crime comedy that always hits the right tone to keep it from
tearjerker on one side, farce on the other. And even though the film was
done on a modest budget, it's the strength of the script, replete with
well fleshed-out characters populating a compelling storyline, the solid
cast playing well fleshed-out roles and a subtle directorial effort that
really make this movie shine.
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