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Filth

Filth (#Filth)

2013

Jon S. Baird

James McAvoy, Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Joanne Froggatt ...

6.0

7,999

Thriller. Comedy A bipolar bigoted junkie cop, manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter. Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a corrupt, cocaine-snorting, hard-drinking Edinburgh cop, is angling for a promotion to detective inspector, and is prepared to secure it by any means necessary. After a messy marriage split, however, his mind might not be as sharp as it was... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"Baird sticks quite faithfully to Welsh’s novel, though he dilutes its relentlessly nasty tone and changes some minor plot points (...) Filth is still a hugely entertaining breath of foul air"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"This descent into Scotch-marinated madness begins as ugly comedy, segues imperceptibly into farcical tragedy, and inevitably — perhaps intentionally — loses control in the process"	NEU
United Kingdom	Damon Wise Empire	"A bulked-up James McAvoy dominates the screen in this razor-sharp Glasgow smile of a black comedy, packed with aberrant sex, hard drugs and maximum David Soul. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"After a certain point, watching it is like listening to the ravings of an increasingly incoherent and abusive drunk."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Filth' (...) is wired to explode. Even when the film falls to pieces, McAvoy's bonkers brilliance will blow you away. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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