Faintheart

Faintheart is a 2008 British comedy film, directed by Vito Rocco and starring Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner and Jessica Hynes. It concerns a lead character involved in the historical reenactment of ancient battles; and is the first film to be created using active input from an online site.

Contents

• Faintheart official trailer
• Faintheart film napisy pl 1
• Plot
• Cast
• Critical reception
• References

The film was a result of collaborative effort from Myspace, Vertigo films and Film4. The resulting group, MyMovieMashUp, sought to harness the talents of the online community and to enable them to be involved in the film-making process. Various cast and crew members were picked from the MySpaceUK website to work on the project, a unique tactic in the film-making industry. Although the casting and soundtrack were assembled with the help of Myspace, the screenplay was written by UK-based writer David Lemon.

Professional Viking re-enactors from UK-based company "The Vikings" formed part of the cast alongside Britannia Romano-British society. Also a specialist stunt team from East 15 Acting School took part in filming the large battles under the Fight Direction of Richard Ryan.

Plot

Romantic comedy concerning Richard and his efforts to win back his wife, whilst taking part in weekend re-enactments of Viking battles. At the same time he is bullied at work and his son is bullied at school because of his father's hobby.

Cast

Eddie Marsan as Richard

Ewen Bremner as Julian

Jessica Hynes as Cath

Bronagh Gallagher as Maggie

Tim Healy as Geoff

Paul Nicholls as Gary

Jodie Packwood as mischievous schoolgirl

Anne Reid as Barbara

Joseph Hamilton as Martin

Chloe Hesar as Emily

Richard Ridings as Collin

Gary Sefton as Vince

Kevin Eldon as Alan

Sandra Voe as Julian's Mum

Matthew Leighton as Kim

Tom Smith as Danny

Phil Lester as Tim

Oscar McDevitt as Pete

Rasmus Hardiker as Comic Book Fan 1

Edward Tudor-Pole as Lollipop Man / Death Metal Singer

Tim Potter as Headmaster

Aliese Kellner-Joyce as Office Worker

Colin Webb as Policeman

George Hill as Boy With Owl

Chris R. Wright as Simon

Calum Chalmers as Kevin

Steve Ryland as Comic Book Fan 2

Nick Ball as Graham

Jason Excell as Death Metal Band Bassist

Graeme Brookes as Pub Landlord

Joseph Ripley as Photographer

Rosalyn Scanlon as Office Worker

Critical reception

The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, writing, "this is not a bad movie, exactly, but it aims curiously low, and is faintly pointless; and while the actors cope well with the material, they are finally just cardboard characters in a balsa-wood plot."

Sky Movies gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "it's a totally unexpected hoot...Director Vito Rocco and credited writer David Lemon have done a terrific job in creating one of the most consistently funny and winning Brit-coms of recent years."