Director: Jon S. Baird
Genre: Action/
Comedy/ Drama/ Crime
Runtime: 97
minutes
Year:
2013
Starring: James
McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent, Imogen Poots
Description: A corrupt,
junkie sop (James McAvoy) with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way
though a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also
fighting his own inner demons.
I WATCHED THIS FILM FOR MY 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE
WEEK 18: A FILM WITH JAMES MCAVOY
Review: Bruce Robertson possesses every bad trait you can think of: he is
manipulative, negative, vulgar and hates everyone. When he hears that he can
get a promotion to police inspector, he wants to do everything he can to get
this job. He is convinced that this way he can restore his relationship with
his wife and daughter. Then he puts everything into defeating his competitors
and pits his fellow police officers against each other. In between, he drinks,
smokes, fucks and uses drugs on a regular basis. And Bruce is getting worse and
worse.
There is a reason why James
McAvoy is one of my favorite actors and here is another one. In “Filth” he is
fantastic. His character Bruce is irredeemable, he is so unlikeable because of
everything he says and does. It becomes increasingly difficult to sympathize
with Bruce. But somehow he manages to turn this around right at the end. And
McAvoy steals the show and carries the entire film.
Would I recommend “Filth”.
Not to everyone. If you’re into sarcasm, dark comedy and a highly unlikeable
and disturbed main character, this is for you. If none of this speaks to you,
you’d better skip it. This is a typical case of you hate it or you love it.
Rating: 3,5
/ 5
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