
Pickups, the new film directed by Jamie Thraves, is about a man called Aidan (conveniently enough, played by Aidan Gillen) who is suffering from insomnia, back trouble and the breakdown of his marriage. Aidan finds solace in a number of strangers he picks up, although he's now concerned someone is stalking him. Work is getting on top of him too, he murdered a couple of people last week and he still has more people to kill.... (Full plot summary below)
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Pickups, the new film directed by Jamie Thraves, is about a man called Aidan (conveniently enough, played by Aidan Gillen) who is suffering from insomnia, back trouble and the breakdown of his marriage. Aidan finds solace in a number of strangers he picks up, although he's now concerned someone is stalking him. Work is getting on top of him too, he murdered a couple of people last week and he still has more people to kill.
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| GuardianCath ClarkeGillen's unpredictable, predator-like charisma and those hilarious who-do-you-think-you-are scenes make it a risk that pays off. |
| StarburstPeter TurnerWhile Pickups does have some interesting insights into the actor's process and the pressures of fame, its best in its most meta-moments but ultimately its ideas could have been summed up in a short. |
| Dog and WolfAlexa DalbyGillen's self-mockery is appealing, the film is smoothly and professionally shot with something of the feeling of a music video, and it playfully flags up some fascinating conundrums about life in its brief...running time. |