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Naked

1993

Mike Leigh

David Thewlis, Katrin Cartlidge, Lesley Sharp, Gregg Cruttwell ...

7.0

2,429

Drama After a rough sexual encounter with a married woman in a Manchester alley becomes a rape, Johnny Fletcher (David Thewlis) flees his native hometown for London, where he hopes to find shelter with his ex-girlfriend Louise (Lesley Sharp). Full of fury and blessed with a caustic wit, he rails futilely at all the societal mechanisms that oppress him, but vents his rage at women in particular. He immediately attacks Louise's bourgeois career ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A brilliant somersault of a movie that lands this fine english director in dark new cinematic territory."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It is] exhilarating, as all good movies are, because we are watching the director and actors venturing beyond any conventional idea of what a modern movie can be about (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Mike Leigh’s fiercely bleak masterwork, is even more disturbing 28 years on (...) This is a movie of virtuoso nihilism and scorn (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"This is a nightmare journey, at once horrific and funny (...) This is a masterpiece of dark humour and horribly accurate observation (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"Anchored by a confident tour de force from Thewlis (...) Things keep moving smartly along"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"The cast is outstanding - Thewlis, in particular, whose virtuoso performance gives the film its cruel energy, wit and power."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"'Naked' is one of those rare motion pictures that refuses to slip easily from memory. Its images and themes linger long after the viewer has left the theater (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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