Review by Doug Cooper
Stars Kerrie Hayes, Nichola Burley, Jamie Doyle,
Laura Wallace, Sarah Jane Buckley, Nick Moss,
Derek Hicks, Gary Cargill
Written by Leigh Campbell
Certification UK 15
Runtime 81 minutes
Directed by Lindy Heymann
Low budget, Liverpool-set drama about two teenage girls who have the hots for a footballer. For the first half hour or so we get an insight into their respective lives. Nicole (Hayes) comes from a broken home and is shy and repressed, harbouring deep rooted psychological problems. Jasmine (Burley) is more outgoing and lives in a large house with her broadminded parents. Her dad lets her drive his car and the two girls are keen to gain access to the nightclub the football players go to.
One night they come across their idol Lee (Doyle), who has accepted a transfer to another club, and persuade him to come along with them for a good time, blindfolding the innocent player and taking him to Nicole's brother's caravan. Here they tie him up on a chair, and after the drinking and flirtation has ended events become darker, with the victim becoming increasingly desperate to escape.
Up until this point it's been a believable slice of life drama but credibility obviously goes out the window when the girls refuse to let him go. Furthermore, no tension is built in this slow burning section which drags on longer than it should. The pauses are too prevalent and the rhythm too slack to elicit suspense or involvement. It's watchable though and the three young leads are capable enough - Burley now decked out with black hair after the blonde tresses she sported for Streetdance 3D - though Doyle looks somewhat puny to be a star player. It never grabs as it should, but is an OK time filler within its modest frame.