Reuben, having been discharged from the British military, returns to London after a tour of duty in Northern Ireland and the Falklands, where he was decorated as a war Hero. However, given his vocation to his country, he finds interviews for jobs surprisingly difficult to arrange, even though they were sorted out by his careers officers in the army. Within time, he realises his illustrious army record holds no sway in everyday life.—Anonymous
class conflict, pub, disillusionment, riot, men's room, sniper, racism, prejudice, poverty, ex soldier, 1980s, interracial relationship, death of friend, cripple, paratrooper, london england, sleeping on a couch, fight, shootout, knife
A jolly caper it isn't, but for gritty thrills and powerful drama, it delivers.
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