Bit of bulk does come in handy.Danny is a poor degenerate gambler who runs petty errands for a local gangster, but he also takes care of a special needs adult named Joseph. Joseph is a big strong man that defends Danny with every morsel of his existence, and Danny pays him back by taking care of him. When Danny gets too deep with the gangster, he has to enlist Joseph in underground fights. Joseph does well, so intern, Danny does well. Will Danny ever use the extra money from the fights to turn their lives around or will he burn all their dough on cocaine and hookers until they're both ruined?"Say hello to my little friend.""I thought I just did."David Blair, director of Mystics, Bert & Dickie, The Fattest Man in Britain, Tabloid, and The Brown Man, delivers Best Laid Plans. The storyline for this picture was actually very good and reminded me a little of Danny the Dog. The character development was very good and the entire film is very well written. The acting was also better than I anticipated and the cast includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Maxine Peake, David O'Hara, Brad Moore, Peter Wright. "I want 73 virgins all lined up in a row when I get there."I randomly grabbed this movie off Netflix and decided to give it a viewing. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this film. I was a fan of Stephen Graham from Boardwalk Empire and thought he was perfect in this movie. Akinnuoye-Agbaje also did awesome playing the special adult. Overall, this is a very nice addition to the genre and worth a viewing."Mobile laundry?"Grade: B

is this a remake of.. of mice and men?? surely by the title it is... still thou i enjoyed it as a film. good cast just couldnt quite handle Ade as Joseph after seeing him in Lost.

Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men, with a scouser in Nottingham....no really! Not bad

you just cant fell not attached to Joseph. quite sad story, but all is well which ends well :)

Wonderful story, good movie! Why such beautiful english films never make to big screen in my country? It's a shame!!! Distributors should think more, we see a lot of stupid, unuseful movies and such little jewels never....

Worth watching. Great performances

very strong movie. very touching story. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje at his best

This is great - the guy who played the man mountain Joseph was amazing, Stephen Graham was great as a scruffy chancer - the fight club esque nature of some of it is a bit daft , and it's an uncomfortable watch at times, but yeah wow this was great. British flick set in nottingham.

you just cant fell not attached to Joseph. quite sad story, but all is well which ends well :)

Boring movie but I'm sure someone will find this comment true.

This is only loosely based upon ideas from Of Mice and Men so don't expect a gritty urban update of the story. That said though, the film does work as a British drama about people lost in a world that they don't belong in. I did initially think that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje had perhaps taken his portrayal of a Lennie type character a bit too far but it does work once the story comes together as a whole.

What a great little hidden gem. Didn't know anything about this, and was really impressed. Great actors, and great characters. Stephen Graham was fantastic, as always. Really would recommend this. Always good to watch something you don't know anything about that turns out to be really good.

A cut above recent British low-life crime pictures...

It isn't the smoothest transition but strong performances from Stephen Graham and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje keep the idea afloat.

This might be uneven, but it's well filmed, with a clutch of affecting scenes - a more thoughtful affair than your average Brit fight flick.