Filth (2013)
A film by Jon S. Baird
A corrupt cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through a bid to secure a promotion and win back his wife and daughter.*
The same rules apply.
Bruce was corrupted, cunning, manipulative and will go beyond the unimaginable just for a job promotion. However, with McAvoy's brilliance, as well as Baird's, before the film ends, I found myself feeling sympathy for this anti-hero character. The beginning of the plot almost lost me for I thought Bruce was merely a soulless protagonist-villain who does not have enough back story (for me) to cling on. The film, with its title, clearly warned us of its graphic and chaotic world, but McAvoy is a revelation, and is actually the true highlight of the film. I hate to admit that I nearly allowed myself to loathe one of my most favorite actors. As Bruce gets into his even darker side, falling into a more serious state of psychosis, McAvoy filled all the holes. Hilarious, interesting and brilliant in its own way.
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