SYNOPSICS
Gone Too Far (2013) is a English movie. Destiny Ekaragha has directed this movie. Tosin Cole,Malachi Kirby,Adelayo Adedayo,Kulvinder Ghir are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2013. Gone Too Far (2013) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
GONE TOO FAR follows two estranged teenage brothers over the course of a single day as they meet for the first time, and struggle to accept each other for who they are. Yemi can't wait for his big brother to join him on the estate in Peckham - but when Ikudayisi arrives from Nigeria wearing socks and sandals Yemi questions both his judgement and his African heritage. A day on the estate filled with danger and excitement teaches both of them the values of family and self respect.
Gone Too Far (2013) Reviews
Brothers of the same parents coping with different cultural backgrounds
A hilarious film which covers a lot of ground. I wish all my African friends in Africa who desperately want to come and live in the UK could see it, they would get a taste of real life in London. An educational film revealing how cultures are created, established and warped. Lots of action, romance and slapstick. It deserves to be shown in film festivals, such as the Zanzibar film festival and others throughout Africa and the rest of the world. The storyline is set in Peckham, London. The issues are complex and relevant. The period of time covers one day. The storyline is believable and coherent. The viewer gets to learn about cultural, racial and historical differences.
Bearable
I watched to the end, so it is not bad enough to be unbearable but it is certainly nothing special. The film never seems to decide who its audience is: London streetwise gang members or fresh off the boat migrants. The approach is largely childlike and, apart from some strong language and misplaced violence and drug use, could have been a family treat. The fight scenes are incongruous and throwaway, and any attempt at addressing romantic relationships is primary school playground level. Attempts to contrast Yemi's Peckham life with Ikudayisi's Nigerian background are flimsy, and it is hard to imagine two brothers /half-brothers reaching the age they do while knowing so little about each other. In fact, it is the newcomer Iku who seems to know their mother better. It is impossible to conceive that Yemi speaks no Yoruba, considering how often his mother lapses into it. The understanding most characters have of African / Caribbean / British aspects of their heritage is frankly offensive. People seem to drift through the single day with no sense of purpose, shifting from an Indian shop to a Chinese restaurant, in and out of a pirate radio station, play areas, residential streets, the library (why did two characters find themselves inside?). The representation of a teenage PCSO wannabe is tasteless. The film is a time passer. I would not sit down to watch it, but it was on and it held my attention, just, for its duration. I am not proud to have watched it; the boundary between innocent 1970s humour and blunt racism is always too close for real comfort, but if you happen to catch it you are unlikely to throw down your remote control and leave the room in disgust.