The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Keeping Rosy, 2014. keep me watching all the way to the shocking ending. For Charlotte, life is just how she wants it. When she arrives home, she vents her anger out on her cleaner Maya whom Charlotte catches smoking in her apartment (despite Charlotte giving Maya a previous warning about not smoking in her apartment). Learn more. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023, The Mandalorian Creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on Grogus Force Training and the Darksabers Significance. The life of a high-strung business executive spirals into a world of violence, blackmail, and murder, when she learns she has been betrayed at work. There I go, I didn't give anything away. Directed by Steve Reeves Watched by Mark Hudis 04 Feb 2022. Then there was the back story involving Peake and her sister and Peake's estrangement from their family, which didn't add anything either and whose only purpose seemed to be to fill out an empty plot. I read them before watching and was a bit unsure as to whether to go ahead and watch it or not. Don't post randomness/off-topic comments. Violence There is a scene in which two women are attacked by a man who delivers punches and a headbutt, and acts in a strongly threatening manner. | Jun 27, 2014, Full Review Anyone with children will know exactly what I mean. By creating an account, you agree to the Suffice it to say, the character grows more likable as she become moredesperate, and Peake, with her clenched jaw and sharp eyes, is outstanding in a movie not worthy of her talents. The Rosy Barb ( Pethia conchonius) is a freshwater aquarium fish in the Cyprinidae family - which also contains the closely related Carp and Minnow groups. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Rare that a film actually surprises me. She isn't some stereotype, but a real person, living a real life, rich in money, yet poor in the things that make life worth living. Maxine Peake was just outstanding in her portrayal of a career woman, with nothing in her life but her job, and when she loses that, her life starts to spiral out of control. All rights reserved. [C], Watched by Bart Simpson 10 Dec 2020. And so her descent from lousy day to hellish ordeal begins. I don't want to get into details and spoil it. From here, Peake's life spirals out of control and every step she takes to rectify her multiplying problems only makes her situation worse - as do the interventions of her estranged working-class sister (Christine Bottomley) and a scheming security guard (Blake Harrison). Maxine Peake is a caricature of a childless, sharp-suited London career woman in Keeping Rosy. Full Review It contains characters that are either heartless, hopeless, or both combined. All the community rules apply here. Had elements of Psycho and various other thrillers, but extremely original in almost every way. This flaw is exaggerated by the fact that blackmail stories tend to depict a character with everything to lose, but in this case, Charlottes life seemed pretty unspectacular beforehand. I have no idea why the reviews for this film are so low. If this had been real life, I would hate to be the policeman that has to work out what actually happened Its an enjoyable watch, though be warned, it will give you that feeling of dread in the pit of your stomach. | Jul 4, 2014. Matters are further complicated when an innocent child becomes involved. Coming Soon. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. axine Peake (Shameless) stars as abrittle career woman whose whole life changes in a matter of hours starting from the point where she gets made redundant in this thriller that offers diminishing returns. Runtime 93 mins. Keeping Rosy. 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This tale of a career woman who is made redundant gets less plausible with each succeeding disaster, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The talents of Maxine Peake are wasted in this pretty much by the numbers so-called thriller. Cinemark Drama20161 hr 33 min 64% StarringMaxine Peake, Blake Harrison, Elisa Lasowski DirectorSteve Reeves Trailers There's enough real London footage to give it character, and the isolation of high end loft style apartments is evident. The cast is small but excellent and it is gripping to the even more surprising end. I have to say I was completely blown away by this film. Independent British films usually tend to be one of two things: 1) a depressing, pretentious piece of film-making that takes it self far too seriously for the sake of neo-realism, 2) a solely narrative film with very little depth or compulsion, i.e anything with Danny Dyer starring. British TV heroine Maxine Peake and "Inbetweeners" regular Blake Harrison co-star in this noir-ish debut thriller about a career woman whose perfect life takes a sudden tragic turn. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. It's almost a one woman show and just couldn't look away. 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When Charlotte loses her job, it sparks off an unpredictable series of events that will change her life forever, for better or worse. When Charlotte's life disintegrates, we follow her on a heart-racing journey of self-discovery, atonement and danger. | Original Score: 2/5 Don't get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. Surprising, unexpected plot. Blake Harrison of Inbetweeners fame is also to be praised, he pulls off a very convincing villain, which is especially impressive given the fairly small time-frame in which he had to show it. and the Certificate 15. In her sterilised bubble, Charlotte lives without emotional attachment, driving her career forward and taking pride in her immaculate city flat. Covering up a crime with more crime.all she had to do was call "911," and the dead housekeeper could have been explained away. Times (UK) TOP CRITIC. | Jun 24, 2014. There are no reviews for this film. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. This taut, claustrophobic British psycho-thriller stars Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything) as Charlotte, a high-strung, ice-cold business executive who . A mixed bag of a film but it all averages out well for me with the cinematography and location - cool grays and Docklands glassy tower block vistas, hardly a soul around - - in a city of over 6 million. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Don't use this space to complain about the average rating, chart position, genre voting, others' reviews or ratings, or errors on the page. Terms and Policies Other flaws include the trite, doom-laden score and plausibility problems, but the cinematography is elegant, and the plushly bleak residential sections in London's Docklands make for an inspired choice of location. 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Full Review Clearly the family that these two women grew up in had no capability for sensitivity or compassion, and the movie doesn't address this lack in any constructive way. But this is where much of the plausibility factor kicks in and takes it down a couple of pegs, but its haunting shots and splendid dramatic acting all round makes me want to go back and watch it again just for the contemporary references & authentic nuance - this is what Cameron's Britain has come to: it has all the key ingredients with estate agents, an undocumented East European employee a Range Rover,and a major cleaning OCD for an obsessive era. Letterboxd Limited. But a fraught day at the office soon wrecks her cool composure when she is passed over for a high-powered promotion and unceremoniously fired. [A] modestly scaled British thriller about a high-flying executive confronted with the rash decisions she makes on a really, really bad day. If you agree, well also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. This is a film I will actually think about after viewing. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5. The other 10 star reviews explain it so well that I'll just say that this movie is frightening, shocking, completely absorbing and one of the most meaningful movies, in terms of human nature, I've watched in a long time. Cyprinidae. And there was no bad violence gore or anything of the sort. Streaming: All Charlotte wants from life is to be cut a slice of the media agency she has devoted herself to building. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! I like Maxine Peake and the film started off well enough and I thought it might have turned into a good detective type of film, with Maxine getting deeper and deeper under suspicion. I really enjoyed this awesome British movie. When Charlotte's life disintegrates, we follow her on a heart-racing journey of self-discovery, atonement and danger. Dont worry, it wont take long. At some point, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) will come together with Kayla and Kate. Nearly believable because it is so unbelievable for a normal everyday person to have happen what happens in this flick. Matt GlasbyTotal Film. Full Review Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Without getting into spoilers, Charlotte soon finds herself dumping a corpse in the river Thames and playing reluctant surrogate mom to a baby daughter. Not since Hitchcock have I seen an English director with such ability. For a film to do that means it's worked. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Compatibility: Peaceful community. Genres: Drama, Thriller. One mistake I make sometimes before watching a movie when it comes up on Sky Movies is to read reviews. Overview Gallery Chloe, better known online as RosyClozy, is a 25-year-old well-known GachaTuber from England, United Kingdom. Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games. Covering up a crime with more crimeall she had to do was call "911," and the dead housekeeper could have been explained away. For Charlotte, life is just how she wants it. Movie titles, images, etc. Copyright Fandango. She started her channel with a "Drarry" (Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Independent. Movie Info. It's a tense gripping drama with a few surprises here and there. Hey, weve all had crazy nights like that, right? SYNOPSIS: When Charlotte loses her job, it sparks off an. His suspense devices work very well; the elevator, the tapes, the tape worker, and others. Flickering Myth Rating Film: / Movie: . 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