Fresh
The movie is cruelly frank about the ways damage cascades down to the powerless, but while it's not for the fainthearted (or for animal lovers), rewards are there.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Overview
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The principals are superb, with Mullan and Colman doing a masterful job of inhabiting their separate but equal prisons.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
You won't find two finer performances in recent times than those by Mullan and Colman, who in a perfect world would each have received Oscar nominations this week.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
If the script ultimately seems a bit extreme (are there no immediate consequences for Joseph's tantrums or the criminal outbursts of Hannah's abusive husband?), it's often surprisingly successful in pushing the limits of British kitchen-sink drama.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten
Paddy Considine's first feature as writer-director comes off like a playwriting exercise, with familiar characters taking every opportunity to wage messy, cathartic arguments or exhume traumatic memories.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
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