Filth

This film is epic...

James McAvoy gives another stunning performance to add to his portfolio of Oscar worthy efforts in this fantastic piece of cinema.


If you're easily offended then this film is not for you. Not because it is over the top but because you're an idiot and will ignore the point of the film and focus on your own hang ups!

It is, after all, an 18 rating for a reason. With hardcore drug use, frequent graphic sexual scenes including one with a minor and constant and frequent profanity from start to finish.

Every single piece of that offensive content is 100% necessary to allow the viewer to understand the plot, the characters and the side of Scotland the author wanted to show. Think Trainspotting on LSD and you're here.

James McAvoy plays Bruce Robertson; a narcissistic, arrogant bastard of a Detective determined to get a promotion regardless of who he hurts or what rules he has to break. He is a bully beautifully portrayed by McAvoy in what I think is his best performance to date. He is supported by a brilliantly chosen supporting cast who all either fall victim to Bruce or are mesmerised by him.

Bruce is the definition of anti-hero. You know you should hate him, you want to hate him, everything he does is disgusting, but... you love him. You feel for him. You want him to win. This shows just how well this part is played, directed and filmed. I compare it to the Green Mile where you love everyone of those prisoners on death row and resent the notion that they will be killed, but we all know they did something fucked up to be on death row in the first place but we choose to ignore it.

You follow Bruce through his attempt to gain promotion and his eventual drug fuelled break down. Another achievement is that this film makes you feel you are breaking down with Bruce not just watching on like so many other films.

Every scene is shot wonderfully and the flashbacks, hallucinations and day dreams are all brilliantly done.

In my opinion this film and McAvoy were made for one another. Much Like Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting, no one else could fill this role in the same way.

I believe McAvoy deserves an Oscar soon as every character he plays is performed so well. In Trance he made the film. In X-Men First Class he performed impeccably as a young Patrick Stewart would. McAvoy is currently the greatest British actor working.

This film is an easy 9/10 and if you aren't easily offended and can follow a sometimes fractured plot line (the day dreams and hallucinations can throw you, so DO NOT LEAVE FOR A PISS!) then you absolutely have to see this film!