Meantime

The first hour is given to aimless glimpses of aimless existences, and the second, in which Colin finds a sort of deliverance, is contrived in concept and awkward in execution.

Nearly everything in the film is curdled and ugly. It’s one of the most vivid depictions of how people without purpose turn on each other.

It’s a slice-of-life of struggle in the family with commonplace events that fall in between.

Playing a skinhead doesn't require much subtlety, but Gary Oldman nevertheless manages to go well over the top.