Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
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Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Chris & Tina are a schlubby couple who go on a road trip in a camper to see some sights in Northern England. They have not dated for more than a few months, so this is kind of a get-to-really-know-each-other-better trip. What Tina comes to know is that Chris is a serial killer. He has definite opinions about acceptable behavior and tends to murder those that fail the test. Tina not only accepts this, she turns out to be even better at it than Chris. A very dark comedy co-written by Alice Lowe and Steve Oram who play Chris & Tina. It has a tendency to veer from dark social satire right into horror film territory with some very gory deaths.
Great movie, and surprisingly so. I went in with an open mind but the first few scenes were very depressing and dull (so much so I thought I was watching a French movie), and the characters fairly loathsome. However, from a point the movie suddenly kicks into life and becomes very gritty and dark, yet with humorous (dark humour, of course) moments.What follows is a roller-coaster ride. The previously-benign lead characters suddenly become very dangerous and unpredictable, leading to great, knife-edge tension. A great study in how unpredictable people can be, and how circumstances and events can change them, or, at least, reveal their true selves.Good performances from Steve Oram and Alice Lowe, who also wrote the script.
Ever heard of the term predictability? Well this movie defines it. I know that will surprise some people since this is supposed to be a fan favourite. The only thing is that more than 40 years ago, there was a movie called Badlands which pretty had similar ideas but just done with more seriousness. I didn't like that movie that much anyway. Right from the first crime, I had an idea of how this movie was going to progress. Ultimately though I thought this movie was supposed to be a comedy movie. I don't care about originality if it made me laugh. I don't think it ever succeeded in doing that. Maybe this is British humour. Well if this is British humour, I don't think I want to check out anything else in the genre. The movie plods on from one murder to another. The final scene was interesting but again I don't see how that really changes anything in the movie. I don't see how the character intends to get away with it considering there are witnesses for everything. One by one the murders happen with fortunately no witnesses (yeah right). I don't see how when you kill people in open spaces, you can really avoid being sighted by someone. I guess British police are really incompetent if they can't solve a trail of murders which are committed on roads and other places. And hey, not even a single witness to anything. Fancy that? I think a little bit of realism would not hurt a movie. OK, so it was meant to be ridiculous. Then be fully ridiculous and over the top like say, Dead alive. The movie is quite stale and boring without those over the top elements which can make such a movie bearable. Character development? Who cares about all that stuff? You can forget about that aspect. The reason why these people are like this? Maybe they were just born nuts.Maybe it is my high expectations with Ben wheatley that has given me so much disappointment. The last 2 movies were frankly a waste of time. Maybe Kill List was an exception rather than the rule. 3/10
Never trust a bearded man with a caravan...The dark comedy darkened throughout the scene with random people intervening on their road trip Some parts of the film did in fact make me laugh however as it was bizarre it wouldn't be one of the films I would advise, and it would be a waste of time. The unrealism was astonishing. Chris Oram who was basically seen as being a psycho (in his own written film) turned his girlfriend Tina also into a psychopath. The film includes a variety of unusual and catastrophic scenes. Who would have guessed that it is she who caused the main death at the end.Every death was an accident...