Four Eyes

Being robbed of the £1,000 deposit for a new flat is the last thing Paul Hunt needs at the moment. His heavily pregnant wife is tired of living with Paul's elderly father, while the tyrannical boss of the double glazing company, Big Al - small man, big mouth - wants to see results.

Unable to tell his wife the truth, Paul asks his father and twin brother, William, for money. Trying to help his son, Paul's father goes to the pawnbroker, only to find his most treasured possessions - including his dead wife's wedding ring - are worth next to nothing. William is a compulsive gambler and cannot help.

Then, if things weren't bad enough already, Paul's father has a stroke and he loses his job...

Though definitely somewhat rough around the edges, in terms of acting and direction, with a mix of comedy and drama that isn't always successful and some moments that are too exaggerated, it's nevertheless hard not to warm to this darkly comic drama and applaud its writer/director/editor/star Duncan Finnigan for his efforts.

Rather than recreate a metropolitan-friendly film, he has had the courage to go out and do his own thing, make a movie about his "ain folk", warts and all.

Duncan Finnigan: Coatbridge Cassavetes?