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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018

Ben Wheatley

Neil Maskell, Joe Cole, Charles Dance, Alexandra Maria Lara ...

5.5

194

Drama Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious threat from the arrival of his estranged brother David.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"One of [Wheatley's] best, most fluid films (...) Suitably claustrophobic as an angry chamber piece"	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] has a lively rhythm and some fine performances, but the baggy screenplay never delivers the emotional grace notes and knockout revelations it promises."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Laurie Rose’s handheld camerawork is intimate and dynamic (...) The performances are all great; they collectively create a directionless storm-cloud of disquiet (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"[It] is vigorous and engaging as dark character comedy, but as drama it never quite builds or coheres convincingly."	NEU
United States	Oliver Lyttelton The Playlist	"It’s a credit to Wheatley’s screenplay (...) that it juggles so many characters and storylines so well."	POS
United Kingdom	Jenny Desborough Mirror	"[An] awkward yet realistic script (...) Wheatley’s direction lets the camera move around the room as if he is in a documentary (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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