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By Nipun A (52) on 22 Mar 2014

What a pleasant surprise. Jack O Connell is fantastic as ever, but the film itself is also enthralling and superbly crafted…

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By Claire L (264) on 22 Mar 2014

Starred up is a brilliat film its a bit like Scum I thought it was absolutely great I liked the the funny bits in it made me laugh alot and…

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By Barry T (888) on 22 Mar 2014

Good film only complaint was the lad putting on a rubbish London accent... He is from the west country I think…

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By Mathew P (41) on 22 Mar 2014

Had no story line. Is a documentary of a prisoner. Very Graphic…

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By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (441) for Metro (UK) (700) on 21 Mar 2014

Director David Mackenzie (Hallam Foe, Young Adam) impressively controls his gear shifts from quiet slow burn to explosive, only losing his…

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By Dave P (388) on 21 Mar 2014

Raw, gritty, harsh and intense, a proper British movie…

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By Emma F (175) on 21 Mar 2014

I don't get the adulation of Starred Up…

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By Dominic Mill (48) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 21 Mar 2014

Starred Up is draining, brutal and absolutely unforgettable. Hands down, this is one of 2014's must-see movies…

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By Chris Tilly (98) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 21 Mar 2014

Powerful and intelligent filmmaking that demands to be seen…

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By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 21 Mar 2014

Those considering a life of crime may think again after seeing Starred Up, a bleak, brutal and compelling thriller set in a singularly grim…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 21 Mar 2014

Two things allow Starred Up to stand apart from the pack: a rigorous attention to prison procedure and a stunning breakthrough performance…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 21 Mar 2014

Could be the most realistic depiction of the horribleness and the ineffectiveness of institutional incarceration - on levels that impact both…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 21 Mar 2014

Luckily, the film's gritty atmosphere prevails…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 21 Mar 2014

Rising star Jack O'Connell delivers a ripping performance as a young convict with more baggage than you'd think humanly possible…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 21 Mar 2014

It is impossible to take your eyes off O'Connell as Eric, so convincingly psychotic that there are times when you have to remind yourself this…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 20 Mar 2014

It's a mini-Machiavellian structure, Machiavellianly worked out, with added anarchy and mordant wit…

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By Laurence Phelan (27) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 20 Mar 2014

It is an incendiary, visceral, riveting drama with a fascinating Oedipal twist; a brutal-realist depiction of male behaviour and prison culture,…

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By Michael Pattison (15) for Sight and Sound (827) on 20 Mar 2014

For all its shockingly graphic bloodshed and atmosphere of pervasive doom, the moments when Starred Up grabs the jugular most are the scenes…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 20 Mar 2014

For such a violent movie, it pulls its punches a little at the last…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 20 Mar 2014

There are no easy answers, or unlikely transformations, just a superbly made, thought-provoking human drama with outstanding performances and…

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