Twin Town (1997)

reviewed by
Justin K. Siegel


F#!KIN' A! Two f#!kin' Welsh sociopaths f#!k s#!t up in f#!kin' TWIN TOWN --A review by Justin Siegel


Starring: Llyrs Ifans, Rhys Evans Director: Keith Allen Star Rating: *** 1/2 (out of ****) Rating out of Ten: 8.1
In the same way TRAINSPOTTING, a grotty, perverted, and magnificant Scottish comedy, probably sent William Wallace spinning in his grave, TWIN TOWN, an even more grotty, perverted, and a little less magnificant Welsh comedy, will probably put a big fat grin on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' dead face.

TWIN TOWN is the story of two brothers: Julian and Jeremy Lewis (Llyrs Ifans and Rhys Evans), who aren't twins but are thought to be by just about everyone. They a little bit poorer than TRAINSPOTTING's Mark Renton, but a little bit crazier, so it works out even. When their father, Fatty, falls off a roof and breaks his leg while working for Brynne Cartright, the "twins" want a little compensation. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that they aren't going to get it.

So what do they do? They urinate on Brynne's daughter's head while she sings at a Karaoke bar. And what does Brynne then do to get back at the twins? He gets a crooked cop to beat them up. And what do the twins then do to--well, the list goes on. Let' just say that decapitated poodles, sheep-molesting farmers, and exploding trailor parks all make cameos along the way.

TWIN TOWN really wants to be TRAINSPOTTING. In fact, TRAINSPOTTING's director and producer exec-produced TWIN TOWN, and director Keith Allen had a supporting role in TRAINSPOTTING. TWIN TOWN is considerably funnier than TRAINSPOTTING, but not as powerful -- not by a longshot.


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