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Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought s...( read more 
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MCT:September 30, 2008
A quite intense thriller in places, and I liked the voyeur aspect. The ending felt a little weak for me though. Some amazing performances.
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MCT:September 23, 2008definitely a great thriller. the lighting and mood was excellent and i found myself trying to figure out what the hell was going on till pretty much the end.
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MCT:August 24, 2008
Hmmm, a bit full on, but intriguing nonetheless. Martin Compston is always good, though I don't think I could give this more than one watch.
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MCT:August 5, 2008
Good acting & directing imo & I liked the pacing & the cinematography but the script is not that good & I had a few problems with it
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MCT:May 29, 2008
Loved the pace, acting, direction, but the story seemed inadequate to justify all the tension leading up to its revelation. I'll watch it again just for Kate Dickie's tough performance and ignore the story.
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MCT:March 28, 2008A brutal and disturbing revenge tale where everything bursts with intensity difficult to interpret. The quirky metaphors are what strike me heavily, when she smiles and the one with the dog, also, this unique tale of revenge and redemption is really in my opinion genius, its brutal story-telling aids the minimalist use of actions and drama. Also, the use of non-diegetic music is very noticeable too, making this very disconcerting and it is disconcerting to view.
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MCT:March 1, 2008Kate Dickie does a great performance as an operator of Glasgow's surveillance cameras in this Scottish movie. This is an average sexy and cunningly disorienting thriller that provokes the viewer into a state of anxious participation from the first to last frame.
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MCT:February 11, 2008A really excellent debut from Andrea Arnold. It was tense, emotional and truly involving. I admire this film immensely.
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MCT:November 19, 2007
A very intriguing, erotically charged film from Scotland. It's low-budget, indie look actually enhanced the feel of the story and it's not so subtle subtext of a society under 24/7 surveillance. Be warned, fellow Americans, you'll probably want to leave the subtitles on to not miss important clues in the beginning of the movie.
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MCT:October 22, 2007
Very cool. A little slow at first and some of the camera work takes a little getting used to, but it unfolds into one heck of a story. There is brooding, oppressive mood that's brought out really well and its quite intense throughout. Maybe a tad too long, but one heck of a film.
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MCT:September 21, 2007
great british fil here depicting what could be about redemption, revenge or loss, seen throughb the eyes of a woman, making a stand on her own when people are questioning her motives, and also brings up a few isues withb todays society. jackie is a lonely cctv operator, working certain sections, of the city, and one known as red road, when one day she spots a man she seems to know, so she spends her time watching this guy, waiting to see what he does, as we the viewer dont realise what he has done, we see two people going about there lives, is the man guilty of something, hes fresh out of jail, and hanging round playgrounds, is he a peadophile, is he selling drugs to kids, jackie knows and shes not saying, so when she confronts the man at his home, will we get answers.
aparently a 1st part to a trilogi with the same charactor, but different situations, kate dickie, is on form here as jackie, love the way you dont know why shes doing what shes doing, and ass the man is depicted as creepy, all the more afective, and i do like the outcome here as we see why shes doing what shes doing, great british feel as well, very ken loach. directed by andre arnold, a great debut and looking forward to more from here, especially if made in britain. -
MCT:July 27, 2007
great acting, great direction, and great character development, though might not be most's cup of tea
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MCT:July 7, 2007
Winner of the Prix du Jury at Cannes, Red Road is a powerful film where motivations are deliberately kept at a distance until approximately two thirds of the way into the film.
Jackie (Kate Dickie), a policewoman whose job it is to watch a bank of CCTV monitors for any suspicious behaviour, scans the screens daily, 'living' through the bland lives of others; she seems out of touch with her own life and so finds comfort in watching the cleaner in an office block sing to herself or the man walking his overweight, obviously ill dog. One night in front of the screens, she spots a couple having sex behind a wall. She continues watching, on the cusp of sexual arousement when she zooms in further and briefly focuses on the man, who it seems she immediately recognises. From here on in and for a long time it's not clear exactly who the man is or what his actions have done to Jackie, but he has evidently hurt her somehow in the past. She continues watching him obsessively; first going from camera to camera as he walks the streets or drives in has van, and then physically by practically stalking him in the poverty-stricken area of Glasgow where he lives (Red Road refers to a tower block housing estate complex, as well as possibly describing the journey Jackie goes on).
Red Road is an urban, gritty, somewhat depressing and at times almost unbearably tense film (the scene where Jackie and Clyde, the man she is following, see each other in a pub is especially hard to watch) where things gradually make sense: central to this is an absolutely mesmerising, bravura sex scene where tables are turned in one moment and the true story begins to take shape. The final section of the film has, understandably perhaps, been criticised for lessening the impact of what has gone before by giving closure to the characters and making the film more morally acceptable, but it also makes for a more rewarding viewing experience.
The performances from Kate Dickie and Tony Curran are both astonishing; their characters hold many secrets but they manage to make them sympathetic and believable even as they do questionable things. Oscar winner Andera Arnold has written and directed an astonishing, menacing, exhilarating and emotionally exhausting film that deserves to be heralded as a future classic.
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MCT:July 2, 2007
Another film that falls into the 'dark and disturbing' category. This one is from Scotland, and is basically the story of a woman named Jackie (Kate Dickie), who works for a security company, where her job involves watching a bank of video monitors all day. If the film is to be believed, practically the entire city of Glasgow is covered by video cameras. I don't know if this is true or not, but you either accept it or turn the movie off 5 minutes in. I chose to accept it and move on. It's very slow going, as we're introduced to the apparent desolation of Jackie's life - her dingy, joyless apartment; the quick, meaningless sex with a co-worker in the front seat (!) of a company vehicle, etc. She appears to be nothing more than a zombie, stumbling through her empty existence. She seems more alive at work, with her video monitors, than anywhere else. Then, one day , she sees a man on one of her monitors that she thinks she recognizes, but apparently this man is supposed to be in prison. We don't know why he's supposed to be in prison, or how she knows this. We're never told. But, for whatever reason, Jackie is very upset when she discovers it is the man she knows, and he's been given an early release. She starts watching the man on her monitors at work, and then following him, and eventually confronting him in person. She seems to have a plan in mind, but we have no idea what she intends to do or why. There are no scenes where she tells someone else what she's going to do, so the audience is left to try to figure things out for itself. I think this is one of the strengths of the film. The film is very bleak, and it paints a very unflattering picture of Glasgow, but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I suppose it's the 'car wreck' syndrome in effect, where you're horrified by what you're seeing, but you can't look away. There's a scene of graphic sex that's almost brutal in it's naked honesty, and again it almost makes you feel like you should look away, but you can't. At least I couldn't. The resolution at the end almost seems like it was tacked on to soften the harshness of the film, but I think it weakens it. After being told nothing throughout the film, I would rather have been left to make my own conclusions, which the film has practically programmed you to do. But, having said that, it's still a very compelling piece of film-making that, at times, feels almost too real. I can't say I 'enjoyed' the film, but I certainly appreciated the craft that went into making it. It's not for all tastes, but fans of 'out there' cinema will probably admire it, as I did.
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MCT:June 25, 2007
I felt all along that I've seen a scenario like this one... Though it's a pretty good movie, with great actors (even if the scottish accent was quite pronounced).
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MCT:June 10, 2007
Indie movie set in Scotland, written by Danish scriptwriters: Anders Thomas Jensen & Lone Scherfig. To me, a must-see, just as strong as Crash.
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MCT:June 7, 2007
A very compelling and wonderfully intimate thriller. Everything is shown in such a realistic and personal way that it actually made me feel anxious and uncomfortable while watching it.
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MCT:June 1, 2007
Hard hitting, griity drama set in glasgow...very true to life to what its like on a glasgow housing scheme, made a tear run down my cheek...the only reason i didnt rate it 5 is cos glaswegians are shit actors lol
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MCT:April 5, 2007
Gritty drama which elegantly explores how grief effects people. It also asks you to consider CCTV's role in society.
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