Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking; bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal. Ryan, who's about 12, drowns during a play fight with his neighbor, the jug-eared James. James runs home, a flat where he lives with his often-drunk da, his ma, and sisters, who live in hope of moving to newly-built council flats. The slice-of-life, coming-of-age story follows James as he tags along with the older lads; has a friendship with his quirky wee rodent... (Full plot summary below)
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Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking; bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal. Ryan, who's about 12, drowns during a play fight with his neighbor, the jug-eared James. James runs home, a flat where he lives with his often-drunk da, his ma, and sisters, who live in hope of moving to newly-built council flats. The slice-of-life, coming-of-age story follows James as he tags along with the older lads; has a friendship with his quirky wee rodent-loving neighbor, Kenny; spends time with Margaret Anne, myopic, slightly older, the local sexual punching bag; and, has a moment or two of joy. The strike may end, but is there any way out for James?
Leave your thoughts about Ratcatcher.
| New York TimesElvis MitchellA gorgeous blend of beauty and squalor, packed with imagery that will play over and over in your head for weeks. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloGritty yet beautiful coming-of-age film too dark for kids. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickDone so deftly, with such a exquisitely poetic touch and keen understanding of the paradoxical coexistence of filth and beauty in the world, that you can forgive some of its narrative triteness. |
| Globe and MailRick GroenIn any good film, the opening shot is telling, and Ratcatcher is a very good film. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonAn unforgettable, haunting film with a daring immediacy that finds poetry in ugliness and decay. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanA surprisingly assured and highly original directorial debut. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorA large part of the movie's problem is that both the characters and the actors who portray them serve as vehicles for Ramsay's stylistic flourishes. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceAs bleak as the story is, what makes this drama so compelling is Ramsay's ability to interrupt it periodically with moments of almost whimsical fantasy. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonThis is often a stunningly, grimly beautiful film, but one that leaves a bitter aftertaste. |
| Film Written MagazineAndrew HoweRamsay seems intent on jettisoning anything which might arouse the slightest interest. |
