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The Party's Just Beginning

2018

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Kate Dickie, Paul Higgins ...

5.4

348

Drama In a bleak Inverness midwinter, young Luisaidh (Karen Gillan) is careering off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex, chips and a belief in the power of positive drinking.

	Author	Review
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The movie does not stray beyond the borders of the modest character study, but within those parameters, it’s accomplished and impressively straightforward."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Despite some good scenes, some tart lines (...) and an atmosphere of saintly desperation (...) the movie is wispy and meandering; it doesn’t gather power as it goes along."	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"An intimate coming of age story that shows off [Gillan's] filmmaking chops."	POS
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"Gillan is so invested in her protagonist’s interiority and murky morality that it’s not entirely clear what’s actually going on from scene to scene"	NEU
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"Always a compelling screen presence, [Gillan] is now a film-maker to watch (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"[Gillan] has proven to be a director with a keen eye for expressive visuals."	POS

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