Little White Lies magazine

Donal MacIntyre directs this documentary about infamous Mancunian crime lord, Dominic Noonan. Armed only with a camera and some particularly brave questions considering Noonan’s previous convictions for assault, armed robbery and racketeering, he follows the ageing gangster and his band of cheap-suited teenage boys as they enforce their own brand of law and order on the grim tenements of north-west Manchester. Noonan is a compelling character; coarse, aggressive and brazenly smirking as he discusses his alleged transgressions before kneeling in church to show his ‘caring side.’ However, the film is plagued by ill-fitting montages and needlessly over-stylised camera work which cheapen the otherwise promising subject matter.