Sightseers (2012)
Where the previous movie from Ben Wheatley was only serving small portions of dark comedy, this one is all out pouring it. Tina (Alice Lowe) is a bit of a nerdish woman whose over controlling mother seems to think she was responsible for the death of her dog and that giving birth to Tina in the first place was a mistake. So family life is not easy for her. She then leaves for a road trip with her new boyfriend Chris (Steve Oram) with plans of seeing such magnificent sights as the pencil museum, the tram museum and the Blue John Cavern. The seemingly boring trip takes a turn to a very different direction when Chris kills a man. Soon enough they end up on a killing spree across England. The comedy in this one is dry and pitch black, just the way I like it. It's a satire about the dull every day lives of couples and serial killers. A mix you'd definitely not expect, but it works surprisingly well. The movie has a very nice realistic look, the shots are not overly staged so the realism comes through nicely, which of course works brilliantly with the crazy story. The cast was great, especially the main couple, both do a brilliant job. All in all I really liked this movie, though I do understand this might not be for everyone. It doesn't really set up any of it's jokes, they just come and as the subject matter is very dark it might get people puzzled wether it's ok to laugh or not. The dialog is filled with brilliant lines which could just as well be on some comedian's stand up act, the delivery is just different. This is one of those movies you either like or hate, as in the humor works for you or it doesn't, there's really no middle ground on that. For me it worked.
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