Viewed at the Leicester Square on the 19th Oct 2013 as part of the London Film Festival. A great film that was completely faultless in in every aspect, even more truly remarkable considering the tiny amount of time that the cast and crew had to make it, nothing less than an astounding for it's superb production management and producing brio. Steven Knight screenplay and direction were masterly by design and sensational in execution. After the screening an audience member in the Q&A referred to the film as relentless, an apt adjective the films roller coaster script was completely reverting as the juxtaposed character interactions went from making you laugh out loud to bringing a tear of compassion to your eye, beautifully written and performed by an ensemble cast all turning in unforgettable performances. Tom Hardy as Ivan Locke, was profoundly captivating turning in a moving performance I believe was a triumphant personal best, with notable memorable contribution from Andrew Scott as Donal and Olivia Colman as Bethan being stand out amongst the all magnificent supporting cast. I was proud to attend the UK Premier of what will surely become shortly recognised as a seminal British feature film, there are so many films made nowadays but very little cinema, add this to the cannon of cinemas masterpieces, a remarkable achievement, story telling and performance at the very highest level and hugely entertaining. Collaboratively nothing less than a cinematic tour de force (by definition a: feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field).
