Review of Dirty Pretty Things (2002) by Elliott H — 26 Mar 2009

I appreciated the film's voyeuristic aspect as well, with the director specifically filming a lot of scenes in hallways, small rooms and the sort. I also like how it was all set at night, when most people are sleeping (except certain webmasters with no lives and an inexplicable fear of light), the many references to death, the after-life and the way that it was shot, kind of like we were sneakily watching something that we should not be...

If moral dilemmas, mysteries, the underground world and a burgeoning friendship between two people stuck in similar circumstances interest you, you're sure to find what you're looking for in this film. It also shows how much Westerners take their freedoms for granted sometimes, while immigrants from other countries are willing to do almost anything just to get their feet in the door. So what happens when you go to sleep at nights? Many dirty and pretty things, my friends...many dirty and pretty things.