Reviews in a nutshell
An extraordinary dark comedy for those wanting pitched blackness and heaps of lunacy. Strip away social conditioning and religion, while the insane might run the asylum their actions begin to appear explainable, even normalising, when compared to the outside world’s perspective.
Husson has a powerful first vehicle to drive home with, if not as a critique of modern-day pressures on youth.
Feels like a big box of frogs while breaking religious satirical taboo. It’s very liberating in fact. Even though the finale is a colourful, hallucinogenic one, there just seems to be a missing element.
There is a world of doubt and terror to experience in this art-house horror. The key is this is self-perpetuating as a present-day viewer – if you relinquish to the lifestyle experience you are witnessing, rather than have the scares delivered on a plate, as is the usual horror diet.
A very rousing piece, bolster by its true story, as all corruption should be challenged in a perfect world. It’s also very timely and effective, again, striking a chord in austerity-hit times. If nothing else, this ought to be seen for another awards-worthy, killer Cate Blanchett performance.
An immensely satisfying offering that will appeal to both Western and Horror camps and it looks great, production-wise. With some great acting and thoughtful directing, it certainly is one of the most refreshing Western off-shoots in a long time.
A Bigger Splash is must-see viewing for those who like a modern-day tragedy of forbidden longing, both in acting and setting. Has got to be one of Fiennes’s finest performances in a long time.
It’s a piece of cinematic competency, in acting and production – definitely one for Cranston fans not to miss.
Gives you the pips with some chilling moments as all your childhood fears emerge. It also gives you the willies at how zany the pace is and how much it squanders a perfectly brilliant imaginative set-up.
