Review of Red Road (2006) by Rob L — 18 Nov 2012

Perhaps not as fully realised as the director's later Fish Tank, this is a nonetheless striking effort from Andrea Arnold; one in which a slow drip feed of information helps the viewer to a conclusion s/he would never have thought possible during the movie's early stages.

Kate Dickie is excellent as a woman pursuing revenge but the film has a decidedly liberal heart, a world away from the unforgiving nature of vigilante-ism. Lots of the familiar Scottish tics are there - a plethora of swearing included - and rarely have the schemes of Glasgow looked more uninviting.