Submarine DVD, 2010

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MovieMail's Review

Featuring brilliant character actors and moments of real filmic chutzpah, Richard Ayoade's debut feature is one of the British movies of 2011, says Alex Davidson.

On paper Submarine may sound unpromising - a coming-of-age story of a Welsh teenager’s infatuation with a girl at his school, directed by a comedian best known as a star of The IT Crowd. Yet Submarine is already set to be one of the British movies of the year, as Richard Ayoade infuses the film with moments of cinematic beauty, while his script is packed with brilliant comic sequences. A host of brilliant character actors fill in the supporting roles, including Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins and Paddy Considine.

Submarine follows Oliver (Craig Roberts), a permanently deadpan schoolboy who attempts to woo Jordana, a quirky girl in his year. Neither character is especially sympathetic - she bullies another girl, he attempts to poison her dog (albeit for a skewed compassionate reason) - which makes them intriguing and different compared with the unbelievable saps and wisecrackers who usually populate such dramas. Ayoade also demonstrates some real filmic chutzpah - for example, in one scene the screen fizzles red after the loss of virginity. Touching and bittersweet, it’s an enormously impressive debut.

Alex Davidson on 28th June 2011
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Film Information

Director - Richard Ayoade

Produced - 2010

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film, American film

Cast - Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins, Yasmin Paige, Gemma Chan, Craig Roberts

DVD Details

Certificate:	15	Publisher:	Optimum Releasing	Region:	2
Length:	97 mins	Cat No:	OPTD2009
Format:	DVD Colour

DVD Extras

Commentary with Richard Ayoade, Joe Dunthorne & Erik Wilson
Through The Prism
Ben Stiller Message
Deleted Scenes
Extended Scenes
Interviews
Test Shoot
Piledriver Waltz Music Video
Glasgow Q&A
Loco / Curzon Q&A
Snippets from Q&A at BFI and BAFTA

Film Description

The directorial debut feature of British actor Richard Ayoade, this acclaimed coming-of-age comedy follows 15-year-old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) in his dual quest to keep his family together and to lose his virginity before his 16th birthday. Set in Swansea, the film charts Oliver's growing concerns about the relationship between his father, Lloyd (Noah Taylor), a depressive and recently-unemployed marine biologist, and his mother (Sally Hawkins), who appears to be harbouring a crush on fawning new age guru Graham (Paddy Considine). Meanwhile, Oliver ponders how to broach the sticky subject of sex with his eczema-prone, pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana (Yasmin Paige).