Fun fact: The films composer is Isobel Waller-Bridge sister of Phoebe
Wicked Little Letters was this weekends only new cinema release in the UK. After last weekends releases (let's forget about those, if you haven't already) it's up to this film to get bums back on seats.
I had seen the trailer for this one numerous times in recent weeks (before other films) and from the trailer the film seemed like a straight up comedy. This however isn't so much the case. Taking place in a quaint English town post WW1, Edith Swan (Olivia Coleman) has now received 19 letters from an unknown assailant containing vulgar insults directed towards her. She and her mother and father who she lives with are sure that their neighbour Rose (Jessie Buckley) is responsible as she is reasonably new to the area and is loud and promiscuous in an otherwise conservative street. What follows is essentially a morally Conservative vs morally Liberal disagreement between the two characters with a strong feminist message at its heart.
I mentioned earlier that the film has been marketed as a comedy and whilst there are funny moments the film didn't feel like a comedy to me. Most of the funny moments come from various characters reading out these grotesque letters but other than that the film focuses on the drama between the two characters. Comedy is of course massively subjective but for me I didn't feel it was even trying to be as funny as the trailer made it seem like it would be.
The drama however was a nice surprise if a little cliche at times. Edith is a very conservative woman who reads the bible and does every little thing her dad tells her to do when he tells her to do it. Rose on the other hand is fouled mouthed and a drunkard who doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. These characters being so different is largely where the conflict comes from.
I felt the acting performing performances were all strong but with no real stand outs and being that I was expecting to watch a comedy I can't help but feel a little let down.
Wicked Little Letters was this weekends only new cinema release in the UK. After last weekends releases (let's forget about those, if you haven't already) it's up to this film to get bums back on seats.
I had seen the trailer for this one numerous times in recent weeks (before other films) and from the trailer the film seemed like a straight up comedy. This however isn't so much the case. Taking place in a quaint English town post WW1, Edith Swan (Olivia Coleman) has now received 19 letters from an unknown assailant containing vulgar insults directed towards her. She and her mother and father who she lives with are sure that their neighbour Rose (Jessie Buckley) is responsible as she is reasonably new to the area and is loud and promiscuous in an otherwise conservative street. What follows is essentially a morally Conservative vs morally Liberal disagreement between the two characters with a strong feminist message at its heart.
I mentioned earlier that the film has been marketed as a comedy and whilst there are funny moments the film didn't feel like a comedy to me. Most of the funny moments come from various characters reading out these grotesque letters but other than that the film focuses on the drama between the two characters. Comedy is of course massively subjective but for me I didn't feel it was even trying to be as funny as the trailer made it seem like it would be.
The drama however was a nice surprise if a little cliche at times. Edith is a very conservative woman who reads the bible and does every little thing her dad tells her to do when he tells her to do it. Rose on the other hand is fouled mouthed and a drunkard who doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. These characters being so different is largely where the conflict comes from.
I felt the acting performing performances were all strong but with no real stand outs and being that I was expecting to watch a comedy I can't help but feel a little let down.