History Film / GreenStreet

* EveryoneHasStandards: Both sides stop fighting when they see Tommy beat Pete to death. Members of his own firm being the ones to try and pull him away.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Both sides stop fighting when they see Tommy beat Pete to death. Members of his own firm being the ones to try and pull him away.

* DownerEnding: Despite the film trying to make it [[BittersweetEnding seem a bittersweet]], on reflection [[spoiler:Matt]] is the only character to end the film happy. After all, [[spoiler: Pete’s dead, most of the \GSE are in prison, Tommy is a Karma Houdini, Shannon has been forced to leave her husband, and Steve is critically injured in hospital and has lost his wife, son and brother in one fell swoop.]]

''Green Street'' is a 2005 British/American independent film Directed by Lexi Alexander about football [soccer] hooligans.

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Pete Dunham is supposed to be a cockney, yet his accent sounds more like that of an australian or a british american. This is due to the fact that his actor, Charlie Hunnam, comes from Newcastle.

* DownerEnding: Despite the film trying to make it [[BittersweetEnding seem a bittersweet]], on reflection [[spoiler:Matt]] is the only character to end the film happy. After all, [[spoiler: Pete’s dead, most of the \GSE are in prison, Tommy is a [[Karma Houdini]], Shannon has been forced to leave her husband, and Steve is critically injured in hospital and has lost his wife, son and brother in one fell swoop.]]

* DownerEnding: Despite the film trying to make it [[BittersweetEnding seem a bittersweet]], on reflection [[spoiler:Matt]] is the only character to end the film happy. After all, [[spoiler: Pete’s dead, most of the \GSE are in prison, Shannon has been forced to leave her husband, and Steve is critically injured in hospital and has lost his wife, son and brother in one fell swoop.]]

* IdiotBall: I don't know who's worse, [[spoiler: Shannon for endangering herself and her infant child by showing up at the final scrap, or Matt, for drawing attention to her]].

As it received mixed reviews, the film's questionable casting choices and highly questionable accents (the problems being connected) were considered serious flaws. That's not to say that the reviews were all bad, however, with RogerEbert giving the film a glowing response.

** Also, when Matt asks about the aftermath of the fight between the GSE and the Spurs hooligans, Shannon responds that "Tottenham was in town." Anyone who watches English soccer/football knows that Tottenham is a club from London...

[[CriticalResearchFailure the same city that West Ham and Millwall are based in.]]

* GretzkyHasTheBall: This occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team which wore the blue and black hoops during the 2003-2004 season. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions during the 2003-2004 season (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), it would have been impossible for the two clubs to play league games against each other during that season.
** Also, when Matt asks about the aftermath of the fight between the GSE and the Spurs hooligans, Shannon responds that "Tottenham was in town." Anyone who watches English soccer/football knows that Tottenham is a club from London... [[CriticalResearchFailure the same city that West Ham and Millwall are based in.]]

''Green Street'' is a 2005 British/American independent film about football [soccer] hooligans.

* IdiotBall: I don't know who's worse, [[Shannon endangering herself and her infant child by showing up at the final scrap, or Matt, for drawing attention to her]].

* GretzkyHasTheBall: A minor case occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team which wore the blue and black hoops during the 2003-2004 season. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions during the 2003-2004 season (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), it would have been impossible for the two clubs to play league games against each other during that season.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: A minor case occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team known for their blue-and-black hoops. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), the two clubs were unable to play league games against each other during those seasons.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: A minor case occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team known for their blue-and-black hoops. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), the two clubs did not play each other during those seasons.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: A minor case occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team known for their blue-and-black hoops. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), it would have been impossible for the two teams to play each other during that season.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: A minor case occurs when Pete takes Matt to see West Ham play against Birmingham City at Upton Park. The team shown in the film was not Birmingham City (which would have been wearing blue-and-white kits) but rather Gillingham, a team known for their blue-and-black hoops. Moreover, since Birmingham City and West Ham were in different divisions in the 2004-2005 season (Birmingham in the Premier League, West Ham in the Championship), it would have been impossible for the two teams to play each other during that season.

* HeyItsThatGuy: A source of criticism for the film, as ElijahWood having just catapulted to superstardom thanks to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' hindered willing suspension of disbelief in some circles.
** And now [[RetroactiveRecognition retroactively]], many tropers will recognize Pete as either [[SonsOfAnarchy Jax Teller]] or [[PacificRim Raleigh Becket]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: A strange example – the person singing the song playing over the final fight is the same person who plays Jeremy Van Holden.

* HeyItsThatGuy: A source of criticism for the film, as ElijahWood having just catapulted to superstardom thanks to ''TheLordOfTheRings'' hindered willing suspension of disbelief in some circles.

* DownerEnding: Despite the film attempting to make it [[BittersweetEnding appear a bittersweet]], on reflection [[spoiler:Matt]] is the only character to end the film happy. After all, [[spoiler: Pete’s dead, most of the \GSE are in prison, Shannon has been forced to leave her husband, and Steve is critically injured in hospital and has lost his wife, son and brother in one fell swoop.]]

* CompleteMonster: Tommy Hatcher. The rest of the Hoolligans are far from beings saints either, but Tommy is a real beast so vicious and ruthless that even his gang seems to be scared of him.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The film tries to convey the message that you need to know when to stand your ground and when to run away. Perhaps it does, but every bit as apparent is that violence is frequently an easy way to solve one’s problems.

* CompleteMonster: Tommy Hatcher. The rest of the Hoolligans are far from beings saints either, but Tommy is a real beast so vicious and ruthless that his gang seems to be scared of him.