Tyrannosaur
2011 Directed by Paddy Considine
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The story of Joseph a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.
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Part 12 of my Tell Me What To Watch December - nominated by bizarre_eye.
Hi there. Unfortunately, Steve is unable to conduct this review tonight as he has locked himself in his bedroom and is refusing to come out until he has listened to Walking On Sunshine by Katrina And The Waves for 134 straight hours.
However, he would like it to be made known that he thought this was a good film....hang on....
....sorry, the disc got stuck. Yes, he thought it was a very good film indeed and he does agree that Olivia Colman, Peter Mullan and Eddie Marsan are absolutely outstanding in their roles and that this is a stunningly affecting look at the disintegration of three…
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God ain't my fucking daddy, my daddy was a cunt. He knew he was a cunt. God still thinks he's God. No-one's told him otherwise.
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Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman go for broke when portraying these damaged characters. They're able to communicate emotions and character traits in silence with the viewer in a single scene that some movies can't pull off in 2 hours.
It's not exactly an easy film to watch either. There are moments that will make you want to turn away from the screen for the…
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Emotional bulldozer!! Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan are incredible in this film. This will eat your heart as a tyrannosaur would eat up a piece of meat. This film is so effective that it will change your belief in God and make you an atheist. That one scene where Mullan truly despises God, alone, makes this a must watch.
One of the most disturbing and visceral movies I have seen.
Power Slam from Paddy Considine.
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This is a very powerful movie, led by a strong lead performance by Peter Mullan. He stars as Joseph, a rageful and violent man who is starting to see his own flaws but can't seem to change. He meets a woman, Hannah, and the movie documents a transitioning time in both their lives.
I kind of put off watching this, these intense emotionally painful movies are not what I'm usually in the mood to watch, but this wasn't as hard as I expected. There are some rough scenes but nothing gratuitous at all.
I think the great thing about this movie is that it doesn't have a clear single message it tries to give to the viewer, rather people will…
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Tyrannosaur picks up where Paddy Considine's BAFTA winning short Dog Altogether left off. The story follows Joseph (Peter Mullan), a Glaswegian widower living on a council estate in Leeds. It's fair to say that Joseph is not a nice man. The opening scene attests to this and it doesn't stop from there. After a midday fight in a pub Joseph stumbles into Hannah's (Olivia Colman - better known for her comedy roles in Hot Fuzz and Peep Show) charity shop. Middle-classed, well mannered Hannah offers to pray for him and an odd, endearing, troublesome, painful and heartbreaking friendship starts from there. Eddie Marsden's portrayal of Hannah's husband James is fascinating and sinister.
You will be mistaken for believing that this…
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Gripping, but a difficult film to become involved with. I can't say I regret it. The performances are powerful, there is a desperate hard edge to what transpires and although redemption isn't promised, it's there minus the high gloss you might find in lesser films.
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This is a hard one to watch and even harder to love, but it slowly got under my skin. An extremely well-acted and directed film. Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman were fantastic in the lead roles. Wow.
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Emotional bulldozer!! Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan are incredible in this film. This will eat your heart as a tyrannosaur would eat up a piece of meat. This film is so effective that it will change your belief in God and make you an atheist. That one scene where Mullan truly despises God, alone, makes this a must watch.
One of the most disturbing and visceral movies I have seen.
Power Slam from Paddy Considine.
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Exhausting but worth it.
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It’s always commendable when a writer or director presents an audience with a scummy, unlikable character. That’s the case in Tyrannosaur, as within the first couple of minutes we see our protagonist beat his dog to death. I talked about this character kind of character configuration and storytelling technique to some degree in my review of Post Tenebras Lux, except here, director Paddy Considine doesn’t take twenty minutes to reveal who the character is, but rather presents it right away.
A man on the verge of self-destruction is given a chance at redemption when he meets a Christian charity shop worker.
In a way Tyrannosaur is a tale of redemption, although it takes a bit of…
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A small scale but beautiful and touching film that is just simply and brutally honest. It never feels affected or artificial, either in good moments or bad, it just is. The personalities at play are dark, and difficult, but you never feel alienated. Highly recommended when you need introspection.
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A very solid, very British drama, which manages to escape becoming a trite redemption film, despite all the indicators.
There is excellent acting from Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman, and Considine delivers as both a writer and director.
The only small disappointment was the ending, which seemed more about wrapping up the film than the story.
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I guess time has allowed me some way to see the flaws, but I still rank this as the best film of MIFF 2011. Although this film can be totally manipulative and brutal, the raw anger of Joseph and the psychotic wrongs committed against Hannah just meant that the sweet, subtle affectionate moments rang so pure that I could hear it for weeks after I first saw it. But it feels like director Paddy Considine was really eager to make enemies with the audience...to make them suffer too. I didn't care. As I am the type who relishes in characters' awful lives, I appreciate a good shake to my core.
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Solid miserable Yorkshire drama.
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I quite liked this. A bit uneven at times. But my god, the music was awful! So distracting. It was terribly composed and on top of that it didn't fit the scenes/film at all. This is one of those films where minimalism is best.