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Written by: Justin Kerrigan
Directed by: Justin Kerrigan
Starring: John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes, Danny Dyer, Nicola Reynolds
Rated: R
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Plot
Five young adults embrace the 90s clubbing scene on a drug-fueled weekend of partying in Cardiff, Wales.
Verdict
It's a drug fueled adventure without any real plot, and with that it seems to capture the subject at hand well. The expectations and anticipation for the weekend and ensuing escape leads anxiety and paranoia as they recover. Whether that's interesting to the
audience is another matter. I didn't care for it.
Skip it.
Review
It's energetic. A bunch of young adults are living for the weekend where they can escape monotonous jobs. This movie is a drug fueled weekend escape. They're young adults, and reality is beginning to crush their dreams, though it's not quite there yet. The characters are working dead end jobs, waiting for the weekend where they can embrace the club culture. This starts at the club and leads to a house party. From there, the group experiences the come down, anxiety and paranoia.
Frequent cutaways work well for the subject. This explores dead end jobs and the method of coping which is the joys of clubbing. While drugs have downsides, it provides a much desired escape. If I was in the club and drug scene, I might like this more. It feels like SLC Punk! (1998), where if you weren't part of the movement it's too esoteric.
The final scenes depict the group back with their families and parents, painting a slightly different portrait of the weekend's events.
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