After being very impressed with Kill List and A Field In England, I am going through Ben Wheatley's work, High Rise while not spectacular was still enjoyable enough, and Sightseers was next on my list.
Starring Steve Oram and Alice Lowe as a couple (Chris and Tina) about to go on a caravanning holiday, Tina's elderly and overbearing mother doesn't want Tina going and is openly hostile to Chris, but they end up going anyway much to her annoyance.
As the holiday starts Chris is annoyed by an ignorant man littering, he points out the man's littering only to be rudely ignored, he ends up taking matters into his own hands particularly after seeing the man continually littering, almost as if to deliberately antagonize Chris, tragedy soon ensues, seemingly accidental, though Chris seems rather pleased with himself either way.
As the holiday goes on, more people start to irritate Chris, who continues to brand out justification for his subsequent homicidal actions and eventually Tina gets it on the action herself, some seemingly out of pure jealousy after Chris befriends an eccentric man with an unusual vehicle, and the pair seem hellbent on their mayhem and destructive behaviour.
This was an enjoyable film and while not brilliant was a good, solid watch with lots of entertaining moments, the couple, like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde, are believable in their affections and jealousies, with some great dark humour and a good soundtrack to boot, Ben Wheatley has a thumbs up from me, and the acting, particularly from Oram, was top notch, and I'll be keeping an eye out for more of his performances. Well worth a watch, particularly if you like Black comedy and low budget Britflicks.
7.5/10
Starring Steve Oram and Alice Lowe as a couple (Chris and Tina) about to go on a caravanning holiday, Tina's elderly and overbearing mother doesn't want Tina going and is openly hostile to Chris, but they end up going anyway much to her annoyance.
As the holiday starts Chris is annoyed by an ignorant man littering, he points out the man's littering only to be rudely ignored, he ends up taking matters into his own hands particularly after seeing the man continually littering, almost as if to deliberately antagonize Chris, tragedy soon ensues, seemingly accidental, though Chris seems rather pleased with himself either way.
As the holiday goes on, more people start to irritate Chris, who continues to brand out justification for his subsequent homicidal actions and eventually Tina gets it on the action herself, some seemingly out of pure jealousy after Chris befriends an eccentric man with an unusual vehicle, and the pair seem hellbent on their mayhem and destructive behaviour.
This was an enjoyable film and while not brilliant was a good, solid watch with lots of entertaining moments, the couple, like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde, are believable in their affections and jealousies, with some great dark humour and a good soundtrack to boot, Ben Wheatley has a thumbs up from me, and the acting, particularly from Oram, was top notch, and I'll be keeping an eye out for more of his performances. Well worth a watch, particularly if you like Black comedy and low budget Britflicks.
7.5/10