Review of Sightseers (2012) by Panos M — 13 May 2013
Great movie, and surprisingly so. I went in with an open mind but the first few scenes were very depressing and dull (so much so I thought I was watching a French movie), and the characters fairly loathsome. However, from a point the movie suddenly kicks into life and becomes very gritty and dark, yet with humourous (dark humour, of course) moments.
What follows is a roller-coaster ride. The previously-benign lead characters suddenly become very dangerous and unpredictable, leading to great, knife-edge tension.
A great study in how unpredictable people can be, and how circumstances and events can change them, or, at least, reveal their true selves.
Good performances from Steve Oram and Alice Lowe, who also wrote the script.
This review of Sightseers (2012) was written by Panos M on 13 May 2013.
Sightseers has generally received positive reviews.
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