Review of The Escape (2018) by Admissarius F — 02 Aug 2018

Classist garbage. predicated on a not highly educated husband with an estuarine accent as an insensitive oaf incapable of discerning that his wife is unhappy when he impales her.

This review of The Escape (2018) was written by Admissarius F on 02 Aug 2018.

The Escape has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 May 2018

Thanks to Savage's immersive, often improvisational approach and a compellingly raw, internal turn by Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Their Finest)…

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By Nikki M (465) on 23 Sep 2018

Hit a raw nerve. This is not a movie for most people. For many it will be too slow but for others it will resonate very close to home…

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By Mauro L (130) on 04 Dec 2018

Arthouse: and you know what awaits you. (Mauro Lanari)…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 05 Aug 2018

In The Escape their execution lets them down, with the structure and pace of Savage's screenplay trying the patience...and by the surely unarguable…

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By Jasper Rees (81) for The Spectator (1,162) on 01 Aug 2018

The Escape is finally not quite as overwhelming as it might be. But this is a confrontational portrait of deadening unhappiness…

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By Rosalynn Try-Hane (91) for Liquid Marmalade (8) on 20 Aug 2018

The Escape is an interesting attempt at showing mental health - depression in a stay at home mother…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 08 Aug 2018

Tara... is desperate to consume and create art, yet time and again she's reduced to a trophy or static muse…

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By Ssr (25) on 17 Aug 2018

A mesmerising story that feels incredibly real, with a standout performance by Gemma Arterton…

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By Emily Wheeler (32) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 28 May 2018

The audience is launched into an unsettling character study, one that takes its time getting its claws into you but ultimately delivers an…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 31 Jul 2018

Arterton gives a typically nuanced and sensitive performance as the wife and mother too ashamed to admit that, no, she doesn't love her kids…

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