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What Richard Did

2012

Lenny Abrahamson

Jack Reynor, Roisin Murphy, Sam Keeley, Gavin Drea ...

5.9

418

Drama What Richard Did follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until in one summer night Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. Featuring extraordinary performances from its mainly ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Every detail of 'What Richard Did' rings true"	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"This is (...) a classy piece of work which convincingly captures the emotionally complex, morally murky texture of real life"	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin Variety	"The material feels a bit attenuated, like a short that’s been stretched to feature length, even if the characters are enjoyable, sympathetic enough company for the pic’s 84-minute running time"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'What Richard Did' is an engrossing and intelligent drama that throbs in the mind for hours after the final credits (...) rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Abrahamson keeps getting better with actors (...) The scenario isn’t just skin-crawlingly plausible but morally fascinating (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Anthony Quinn The Independent	"[Abrahamson] is one of the most accomplished young film-makers around."	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"Powerfully affecting (...) The characters are nuanced and brilliantly realised"	POS
Ireland	entertainment.ie	"A slow-burning, startling piece of work (...) Jack Reynor is so good it's chilly"	POS
Ireland	Alan Corr RTÉ	"Abrahamson doesn’t do morality tales – he’s much more serious and real than that and this is a beautifully constructed and acted example of his art (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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