High-Rise
First screened in May 2016
Director: Ben Wheatley. Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, Keeley Hawes, James Purefoy, Joseph Harmon, Stacy Martin, Sienna Guillory, Peter Ferdinando, Patrick Buchanan, Enzo Cilenti, Maggie Cronin, Julia Deakin, Dylan Edwards, Patrick FitzSymons, Kenneth Hadley, Emilia Jones, Neil Maskell, Leila Mimmack, Siobhán O'Kelly, Bill Paterson, Augustus Prew, Reece Shearsmith, Dan Renton Skinner, Louis Suc, Tony Way, Alexandra Weaver, Victoria Wicks, Toby Williams. Screenplay: Amy Jump (based on the novel by J.G. Ballard). Twitter Capsule:
Sure sustains an ambiance. Feels like Ballard. Unique design. Lot to achieve. But did we need it? On the nose. Soulless?
VOR:③
I echo many critics who praise High-Rise for Going There, especially its production design, even if foundation feels weak and vision incomplete.
