''Things to Do Before You're 30'' is a 2005 British film directed by Simon Shore. Its plot concerns a group of twenty-something friends trying desperately to hang onto the friendship of their youth while the responsibility of adulthood is tearing them in different directions. It was written by
Patrick Wilde, based on the 1997 Dutch feature film, ''
All Stars'', written by Mischa Alexander and
Jean van de Velde.
''Things to Do Before You're 30'' is set in
Greenwich
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Greenwich is notable for its maritime hi ...
, London with a large ensemble cast including
Dougray Scott
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,
Emilia Fox
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,
Billie Piper
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She initially gained recognition as a singer a ...
,
Jimi Mistry
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,
Shaun Parkes,
Bruce Mackinnon,
George Innes
George Innes (born 8 March 1938) is a British actor.
Stage career
George Innes was born in Wapping, Stepney, East London on 8 March 1938, and he began his career on the stage with the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre of Great Britain ...
,
George Irving,
Rosie Cavaliero,
Nina Young,
Danny Nussbaum,
David Paul West and Neil McGuinness.
Plot
In 1983 Don Robson started a boys football team called Athletico Greenwich. Twenty years later six of the lads are still playing for the team, but things have become so much more complicated.
Cass, the team's top scorer on and off the pitch, isn't sure he's ready for fatherhood with Kate, the love of his life. Adam still hasn't told the rest of the team he's gay. Colin is desperate to have a threesome even though he's just started going out with the lovely Vicky. Dylan is in love with the woman his father is about to marry. Billy is trying to save his marriage. Johnny (
Danny Nussbaum) is not ready to accept the fact that his father, who started the team all those years ago, is dying.
While it is the Sunday football team that keeps this group of friends together, this is not a film about football. This is a film about complex relationships, and how childhood friends have to change as they mature.
Reception
The film premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
in 2004, and received largely negative reviews, with
Channel 4 Film calling it a "charmless film full of gender clichés and lumpen dialogue," and adding "Not one to put on your 'things to do' list."
''Things to Do Before You're 30'' Movie Review (2006) from Channel 4 Film
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References
External links
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''Things to Do Before You're 30'' at Britfilms.com
2005 films
British comedy-drama films
Remakes of Dutch films
Films set in London
2000s English-language films
Films directed by Simon Shore
2000s British films