
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to l... (Full plot summary below)
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Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?
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| Daily StarAndy LeaBallsy, bonkers and certifiably brilliant. |
| Digital SpyBen Rawson-JonesThere are no babies crawling on ceilings like in Welsh's Trainspotting, but Filth bears the same subversion and euphoria that made that 1996 film so iconic. |
| Contactmusic.comRich ClineAs another full-on Irvine Welsh adaptation Trainspotting did in 1996, this bracingly original movie puts a new filmmaker on the map. |
| Daily Record (UK)Garry McConnachieJAMES McAVOY gives a career-best performance in this jaw-dropping adaptation. |
| We Got This CoveredDominic MillFilth doesn't as much stare into the Abyss as eyeball it from across the room before sprinting over and licking it. |
| Cine PremiereAlejandro MurilloCaptures perfectly and expands on the colorful but pessimist junkie pop lover style set by Fight Club and Trainspotting in a modern time. [Full review in Spanish] |
| IGN Movies UKChris TillyIf you aren't squeamish, Filth is a marvelously messed up festive flick that manages to be shocking, hilarious and ultimately quite poignant. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanDark, subversive, chaotic and confronting, Filth seems to have been enormous fun for the cast and crew, but I'm not sure if many audiences will revel in the filth that the title so openly warns us of. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfWhile the feature isn't as cohesively anarchic as it imagines itself to be, it works in fits, boosted by a triumphantly face-rubbing lead performance from James McAvoy. |
| AV ClubDavid EhrlichLike all of the very worst dark comedies, Jon S. Baird’s insipid and self-satisfied Filth isn’t content to merely tap into viewers’ most odious desires. It also insist that it’s revealing them. |