SummaryHallam Foe is a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother’s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Featuring a lively soundtrack with Franz Ferdinand, Sons and Daughters and Or... Read More
Directed By:David Mackenzie
Written By:Peter Jinks, David Mackenzie, Ed Whitmore
Mister Foe
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Mixed or Average
5.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
61% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
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6% Negative
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80
Most entertaining comic drama with a great turn by Jamie Bell.
75
Especially worthwhile for the chemistry between Bell and Myles.
70
May not be entirely original or entirely successful, but it's definitely fun to watch.
70
Tip-top performances, led by young British thesp Jamie Bell, and a deftly handled tone reflecting all the title teen's confused emotions make Hallam Foe a viewing delight.
60
This Scottish film often pushes for realism, though its stylish tones fall back on whimsy.
60
An intriguing rites-of-passage story with a delirious, skewed perspective and an almost palpable sexual pulse.
20
Jamie Bell gives a watchable performance in this self-conscious, coming-of-age drama, though the film's overall effect is best described as David Lynch lite.
User score
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29% Positive
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2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Feb 22, 2013
3
Maybe I just wasn't intelligent enough to get this movie, but to me, Mister Foe was just weird and twisted. Jamie Bell (who I'll always associate with Billy Elliott) was phenomenal as Hallam Foe, a seventeen year old voyeur, whose mother had recently committed suicide. Unable to cope, Hallam leaves for the big city, where he finds a woman who looks eerily similar to his mother and Hallam starts spying on her. I get that this film was supposed to be coming of age, sophisticated, and meaningful, but honestly, I just found it creepy. The film was choppy, extremely slow, and just when you thought something was going to happen, it doesn't. In Mister Foe, Jamie Bell really does show just how good an actor he has become. Aside from that, this movie is just weird.
Production Company:
- Film4
- Ingenious Film Partners
- Scottish Screen
- Glasgow Film Finance
- Independent Film Sales
- Sigma Films
- Lunar Films
Release Date:Sep 5, 2008
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Some people see life differently
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Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 6 Nominations
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
