I have this problem where I get ahead of stuff really fast. I've seen too many goddamn movies and a lot of times plot twists just announce themselves to me immediately. I don't do it on purpose and I don't say this to brag. It irritates a lot of my friends and generally ruins sturdy premise-based thrillers like this for me. Anyway.

In the vein of Locke, this super low-budget but effective thriller had me on the edge of my seat. It had the appropriate twists and turns to keep the audience guessing. It played with my emotions and had me in tears. How come Danish films are often just so good? 

Vegan alert:
Iben’s favorite food is pork sausage. 

Vegan points:
The police dispatcher doesn’t eat pork.

so... that happened. I couldn't breathe for 85 minutes. what a great, powerful film. it really deserves more recognition!

I'm pretty sure this movie's goal was to give me a panic attack... No joke, there were a couple of moments when I had to pause it to get my sh*t together. This story is nuts. This thriller is nuts. Watching someone take phone calls for 85 minutes has never been so stressful. One of the best single location movies out there. I'm going to go take a shot of something strong now. Bye.

The Guilty really caught me off guard; it was an enthralling and captivating thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat.

While it was a simple concept, this film exceeded my expectations by executing it so effectively with such skilled precision. Being one of the most engaging film I’ve seen recently; simply by having the one man in one room and having the narrative be sound-driven was incredible—it was as if, the film’s atmosphere completely enveloped you with all the tension that was building up. Also, the twists and turns that this film took really played with my emotions. It really was fucking me up.

One of the most engaging 'single room thrillers' I've experienced since Rear Window. The latter being on a very short list of my favorite films so this is saying quite a lot, at least to me.  The confines of the room becomes another a character and eventually adds to this thriller in every way possible. The lead is an Emergency Responder tasked in helping a woman who has been kidnapped on his watch. His tumultuous backstory is revealed in small, calculated clips in the conversation which various characters on the phone. They are not only executed perfectly, but they also help the story culminate in a more than satisfying finale. Twists and turns abound as well that pushed me right to the edge of my seat. It's been quite awhile since a film has done that to me. 
I saw this on a Blu Ray rented from #dvdnetflix

W O W. The Guilty is an extremely well constructed minimalist piece which progressively becomes more and more immersive and desvastaring. The plot surprises in every scene, it’s a constant revealing puzzle, in which every piece is fulfilled with impredictable frustration. 

The main plot marries perfectly, almost metaphorically with the main sub-plot, complementing and intriguing even more one to each other. 

I really enjoyed the film, despite most opinions affirming it’s slowness, I think is quite the opposite.

A solid, elegantly crafted and directed thriller. Well-acted and photographed. A very promising debut. An imperfect, hardly likeable main character making some jarring decisions on his quest to find redemption.

There is a feeling that everything has been seen before, scenario-wise. The protagonist engages in a series of implausibly unprofessional actions, and the main plot-twist is telegraphed from the first half.

Recommended, however. One of the better offerings to come out in 2018, and the three stars aren't exactly fair (it's just the abundance of better movies to have pulled off the one-room stunt, a la Locke).

Vorrebbe essere un cinema d'ambizione e idee che trasforma i suoi limiti produttivi in una sfida narrativa e regista. In parte lo è, grazie a una buona regia e un ottimo interprete.

Il problema è che non è supportato da una scrittura stellare come si dice in giro: per me ha scoperto davvero troppo presto le sue carte, rendendo meno esaltante tutto il discorso del film girato in una sola stanza con un solo protagonista. Non fosse stato preceduto da Locke - stesso concetto meglio eseguito - forse mi sarei infervorata di più. Rimane comunque un signor esordio.

The facepalm at the one hour mark is the facepalm to end all facepalms.

One has to admire the hardships that emergency call operators experience. It’s a job that many wouldn’t be suited for. When we first meet our main protagonist (who we spend the entire runtime with), it’s not clear whether or not he is cut out for this role.

Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is man under a great deal of stress. We can see that the stress and strain of his job has finally caught up with him, there are massive bags under eyes and he has pasty white skin.

He seems to blend into the background. He finds answering calls from drunk people to be a nuisance. He’s blunt, and direct, almost harsh in his approach to those seeking help. He is not a patient man. But surely that doesn’t matter as the real question is whether he a good man, and whether he can make the right decision.

**Read the full review at filmotomy.com/the-guilty-review/**

I’m on a streak of watching good movies, and this one is no exception. This film is equivalent to a blood pressure monitor. It slowly increases the pressure over its relatively short runtime. It grips you from the first minutes and doesn’t let go. It makes you imagine your own movie in your head. It lets you fill in the pieces. It forces you to reckon with muddy issues while confronting grey zones in ethics and morality. No plot details here, just watch it.

One of my favorites of 2018