There’s a tendency to play to the gallery a little as the dark comedy is milked for all it is worth, meaning that the swerve into more menacing territory comes as more of a shock than the culmination of inexorably growing tension. And this means that the nastier edges of the characters – Blake’s excellent Cougar aside - are blunted somewhat, their jagged sharpness only appearing when roused rather than suggesting the complete warped (im)morality of Ridley’s worldview. That said, this remains a strongly enthralling experience.
Photos: Darren Bell
Running time: 2 hours (with interval)
Booking until 30th November