I described him in Loaded as the William Shakespeare of the Lad generation. Seriously. You know, Nick Love is a popular playwright, into violence and double crossings. Oh, and then there are the voice overs and persistent dream sequences (Danny Dyer reading a Shakespearean monologue, anyone?). Anyway, I believe Love’s films, despite their slayings at the hands of the mainstream press are great- and in time I’m certain they will become kind of pulpish cult articles.
At Nick’s house in Notting Hill yesterday
I should say now that I’ve been involved in Love’s films since The Business when Nick invited me to Spain with Danny Dyer- and I even ended up with a walk on part (and a five day hangover). That’s the thing with journalists, when the famous or renowned treat us well (or even remember our names) we’re sold. But this wasn’t the case with NL. But it was the start of a bit of a bromance. I loved the Business, it was a technicolor cockney romp in micro shorts. And I was in it. A little bit!
Me (background) and Danny Dyer being directed by Nick in The Business (2004)
Yesterday, I was one of the first to see a screening of his new film The Firm, at Warner Bro headquarters in London. I’m not in this one, so trust me when I say that it’s a fantastic film. Personally, Nick’s responsible for the colloquialisms that find their way into Lads magazines- you know, ‘naughty’ etc, and even the practice of calling grown men, ‘Darling’ in an East End twang. Which is beautiful. The next big saying, I can exclusively reveal is, “Dry Lunch.” As in, “he’s a right dry lunch,” (or a ’straight go-er’).
The Firm (2009)
The Firm is going to be big. I loved it from the opening sequence- all neon and grey skies and 80s beats. And I got a bit of a buzz when Nick called me my mobile after the film to see what I thought. You can read that in Loaded in September. The Firm is out 18th September. Don’t be a dry lunch. Go and see it.
