Yesterday I forced my self to see this movie to the end.Normally I would have stopped after 10 minutes.A lot of impressions from the beginning of this movie already suggest that this movie has no quality.A boy who seems to have enormous skills,the tree house decoration it all seems very unlikely.I just don't swallow it.Not to speak from the leader,which probably has to give some happy trendy atmosphere.Very bad. Also morally it is a completely wrong movie.It suggests that it is okay when you have a trauma that you can act it out and do what ever you want,even try to kill someone,and then come out of it reborn with glory, as if this should not be punished.

This was a terrible, terrible movie! Oh my god, I can't even get the words out. It's freaking' dramatic. As in 'dramatically bad', not as in 'this is a dramatic movie'. Oh my word.I did not have one moment where I empathized or sympathized with any of the characters other than the older dude doing the dishes whose name I don't even remember. This movie tries to portray Halam as if he's freaking' endearing (or understandable) when he's busy spying on people, with those typical background tunes and everything, and he's not. He's a creep, he's creepy, he peeks into windows when people are unsuspectingly doing their own things. And the ending just confirmed my feelings. I wish it wasn't so, all the while I was wishing I would stop seeing him as a creep but I didn't. Terrible movie. Voyeurism is not endearing, no matter how troubled you are.

Jamie Bell is obviously a talented actor. Having said that, we can begin to rely on the strong foundations of this movie. At moments it soaks in an heavy indie manner and becomes bleary, but then the frames get wider and an arty film unveils with a broken censorship.Hallam is a loner after his moms supposed suicide. He has a need for watching other's peoples lives, not for sexual arousal, but rather for trying to put the clues about life together. All the while he pursues the conviction that his stepmother is responsible for the death of his mother. He escapes to Edinburgh and his voyeuristic habits finally pay off when he spots a woman that looks just like his deceased mother. But this is not a film about romance, far from it, I would say. Hallam's and the look-alike's relationship elopes from obsession and need for love, love from anyone that is willing to give it. I think the film hits some good morals this way, because teenage love tends to be synonymous with the simple human need for romantic companionship. Hallam's need for company is empowered by the absence of a mother and it drives him to do very impulsive things. I really thrived on the ending scene when Hallam understands that he won't find anything in Kate. As he walks through the city the camera films the understanding on his face; first it's miserable and childish, then it goes up and you see a new Hallam, a clear and beautiful character development.That is why this movie is good. Not only is it well done but it teaches stuff too, especially to teenagers who are willing to watch it.

Troubled by his mother's death, Hallam Foe (Bell) runs away to Edinburgh where he finds a woman who looks startling like his mother The nature of Hallam Foe shows a young lad fighting an onslaught of emotions after the sudden and complicated death of his mother. The suspicious nature of the death plagues Hallam and from the very beginning we have a very real and interesting mystery drama on our hands.British cinema has reawakened over the past 5 or so years. From the national biased and racist drama This is England to the sexual stereotyping social teens in Kidulthood our countries are not afraid to tackle significant and relative ideologies head on.Hallam Foe, whilst encoding conceptual meaning of peeping toms, murder and family, doesn't have the scripting to suggest it is a preacher. It feels more established, like a string of events that keeps rolling and rolling until the sharp end is strung. Everything flows very smoothly and the progression of harmless nosey Parker to obsession becomes an infatuation ideology to comprehend.The reasoning behind Hallam's curiosity is seemingly obvious and then picks up a whole different meaning after a shock night out. This 2007 picture packs a dramatic punch with Hallam's obsessive hobby and whilst the emotional depth may not be as strong as Tom Turgoose's character's bullied political stance, there is no denying the significant relevance of the, what is no now regarded as, perverse nature of the central protagonist.Jamie Bell delivers a withdrawn stance as Hallam, a clever depiction for a character who wants to conform and say what he feels whilst holding himself in his own regard. The title character is strong to lead, adds the necessary drama whilst never letting up on the controversial stalker ideology whilst never being too in your face to be a preacher.The scripting never makes you feel like you're being force fed issues and regulations like some British films do, as with East is East for example. Perhaps calling this a romantic love story with drama is too generalized. There is a significant heap of relevance and understanding to digest as Hallam tackles his way through a job with the knowledge of his step mother's nature on his conscious. Mystery, romance and drama are all present in a strongly knit script that packs comedy as well as drama.As with your typical British film the scene setting and adjustment in context is spot on. The opening scenes of Hallam walking around the country are splendid but the best shot comes when he is climbing the roofs of Edinburgh with his boss.What I must say is that whilst programmes such as Skins and films such as Brassed off all have relevance to real life is relative, Hallam Foe is perhaps a more established show that does not showcase its issues, and for that reason it is up there with the best British films. Not to mention it has the best soundtrack for any British film.