A kitchen-sink drama...however more in the sense of trying to include everything in this film including the kitchen sink.
This started promisingly enough with an interesting set-up and plot time shifting (despite the John Lewis-esque music). The performances drew me in. Eloise Laurence, much feted in reviews, lives up to this and is cracking. A lovely honest performance. Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy and Rory Kinnear provide great support.
But about two-thirds through...oh dear. I desperately wanted to stay with it and like this but the film made this tough for me. There were too many strands and ideas. It needed maybe 2 or 3 plotlines to be pruned. Amid this swirling mass, the film's message was getting lost with violence used as a lazy plot device. Disappointing end but half of it was great.
5/10
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