Still (2015)
Tom Carver is a man stumbling blindly towards a crossroad in his life, thrown out of focus by the death of his teenage son a year earlier. He becomes involved in a feud with a teenage gang after a seemingly harmless collision with a young kid. As the feud becomes more horrifying, Carver's world starts to unravel forcing him to make decisions that will change his life forever.
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There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Aidan Gillen and Amanda Mealing carried this difficult film in my eyes. However, I am still wondering why I watched it entirely on Netflix. Perhaps I was pulled in by the cinematography and other technical aspects. It is an overplayed subject in a time when urban youth crime has become a chronic condition without creative solutions. This film offers no new insights. Parental alcoholism, poverty and broken educational systems are all truly at the root of teen ignorance, substance abuse and gratuitous violence. So what?I rated the film based on the performances, which excelled despite the uninteresting screenplay. The art direction succeeded at conveying disgusting and grimy. The sound was also more interesting than the screenplay. The film presents an unrecognizable London, which is an achievement in itself.
I'm honestly surprised that this movie has such a relatively low rating. Okay, it maybe starts a little slow but then the movie completely captivated me and it stayed with me long after the credits rolled. It shows a very gritty, twisted and cruel side of the world that's shockingly realistic and all the actors do a great job. Especially Aidan Gillen was brilliant and his character development was interesting to see as he is facing a very difficult situation and has to make some difficult decisions. I'm highly recommending this movie for every thriller fan who likes to get his morals tested by a thought- provoking movie.
Gripping. Harrowing. Innovative. This film stays with you for days.Director Simon Blake has created an intense, claustrophobic drama, the like of which I haven't seem since the great days of Mike Leigh and Peter Mullen. A powerhouse performance by Aiden Gillen; he captures the essence of a man racked by guilt and loss - his search for redemption is what kept me on the edge of my seat and left me speechless.So refreshing to watch a film as honest as 'Still'; I defy you to see it and remain unchanged.Killer soundtrack. Wonderful stuff.
First to declare a conflict of interest, I have invested in this film because I saw the original play 10 or more years before and left the theatre awestruck (still have the programme). It is 10 times better on the big screen. It was made on a ridiculously small budget but watching it you would never know, it was made by a cast and crew who knew it was a film that, given a chance, would stand out with money given with belief that this is special. It starts claustrophobic and an event of injustice maybe an inevitability as a series of meetings, conversations and events take place but throughout there is the understated complexity of what it is like to be human. Real people making choices, some good, some bad, presented so the audience can understand, empathise, be frustrated and care. It is gripping. The performances all do the film justice, in particular the women and the two male leads (Aiden Gillen excelled). Watch with a few friends, I guarantee you will disagree on why which character did what when they did and you will want to watch it again (just to check you were right, but maybe you weren't?)