Hooligans

• After leaving Harvard in disgrace, journalism student Matt (Elijah Wood) journeys to London to visit his sister (Claire Forlani). Once there, he becomes drawn into his brother-in-law\'s band of weekend warriors, forever up for a ruck, and soon finds himself caught up in the bloodlust of the gang. The film\'s energy and visceral impact is not surprising: German-born director Alexander was herself a former kickboxing champion, and she brings an unvarnished verisimilitude to this high-octane take on masculinity and tribalism.