Strong Language (film)

• Ricci Harnett as Nathan
• Kelly Marcel as Phillipa
• Tania Emery as Zoe
• Julie Rice as Tatty
• Thomas Dyton as Boy Racer Triton
• Robyn Lewis as Corrie
• Stuart Laing as Mark
• Shireen Abdel-Moneim as Hayley
• Al Nedjari as Peter
• Paul Tonkinson as Danny
• Ruth Purser as Jane
• Charles De'Ath as Stuart
• Elaine Britten as Jo
• Chris Pavlo as Tony
• Kate Allenby as Lydia
• Colin Warren as Colin
• David Groves as The Narrator

The film was released in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2000.{{cite web |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/strong-language-review/|title= Strong Language Review|last= Thomas|first= William|date= 1 January 2000|website= Empire|publisher= |access-date= 3 October 2023|quote=}}

Philip French of The Observer wrote that the film is "of considerable promise", and is "worth looking out for."{{cite web |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/250414360/|title= The critics: Other films: He brought the film in under budget. But are we getting our moneys worth?|last= French|first= Phillip|date= 30 January 2000|website= The Observer|publisher= |access-date= 3 October 2023|quote=}} Time Out called the film a "cheeky, amusing and intriguing faux vox-pop which very cleverly laces together some 16 interviews to camera from a varied range of London twenty-somethings."{{cite web |url= https://www.timeout.com/movies/strong-language|title= Strong Language|last= |first= |date= 10 September 2012|website= Time Out|publisher= |access-date= 3 October 2023|quote=}} Derek Elley of Variety called the film a "clever idea that doesn’t overstay its welcome but is surprisingly conventional beneath the surface."{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/strong-language-1200460129/|title= Strong Language|last= Elley|first= Derek|date= 30 January 2000|website= Variety|publisher= |access-date= 3 October 2023|quote=}}

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that while the performances are "variable to say the least", and "a lot of the self-admiring Cool Britannia stuff, like the earnest disquisitions on the subject of Damon from Blur, look excruciatingly naff and dated three years on", the film "has got pace, and an elegant and disturbing clinch at the end."{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/28/culture.reviews3|title= Strong Language|last= Bradshaw|first= Peter|date= 28 January 2000|website= The Guardian|publisher= |access-date= 3 October 2023|quote=}} William Thomas of Empire rated the film 3 stars out of 5, wrote that while the film "suffers slightly in its abundance of characters", the script is "observant and witty", the cast is "engaging and enthusiastic", and the direction is "highly promising".

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Category:British mockumentary films

Category:2000s mockumentary films