Review of The Riot Club (2014) by Owen J — 24 Sep 2014

Entertaining and Uncorfortable experience watching spoilt rich kids.

This review of The Riot Club (2014) was written by Owen J on 24 Sep 2014.

The Riot Club has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 22 Jan 2016

This film is like watching a bunch of Abercrombie and Fitch models sitting around being a goup of prats (look it up as it sort of means douche)…

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By Des S (597) on 28 Feb 2016

This movie didn't feel like it developed any type of story and it was hard to watch at times…

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By Augustine H (906) on 18 Dec 2015

Well acted film that shows how disgustingly spoiled these rich brats are and how omnipotent they consider themselves…

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By Tina H (107) on 06 Jan 2016

The pathetic club. Mindless nonsense. Was expecting more interest of being part of such a secret elite society…

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By Alan G (370) on 27 Aug 2015

Entertaining film from start to finish, with humor but also dark parts to the film, very pompus and truly British, a brilliant film for me…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 Apr 2015

Although the performances are uniformly on point and the dialogue is tartly British, the film ultimately fails to earn its riotous stripes…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 14 Apr 2015

Who's up for a little blunt-force social commentary about the haves and have-nots, set in the rarefied clime of Oxford University…

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By Lyn L (7) on 11 Jun 2015

The acting and dialogue was on the dot as well that you are left wondering where the boys will end up after the last scene fades out…

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By Michal C (25) on 17 Mar 2017

Although gruesome and disturbing, the movie was well made and very interesting. Kept me on my toes the whole time…

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By Arum Padma O (136) on 06 Dec 2015

No matter how pretty they are, it's hard to like them…

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