
Eric Love is a 19 year old teenager who is so violent he has been 'Starred Up' (Moved to Adult prison) where he finds his father Neville who Eric hasn't seen since he was 5 (since he was put into care). Neville tries to get Eric to settle down, so Eric gets a chance to go through therapy with Oliver.... (Full plot summary below)
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Eric Love is a 19 year old teenager who is so violent he has been 'Starred Up' (Moved to Adult prison) where he finds his father Neville who Eric hasn't seen since he was 5 (since he was put into care). Neville tries to get Eric to settle down, so Eric gets a chance to go through therapy with Oliver.
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| Chicago ReaderBen SachsThis is strong medicine, yet it's also exhilarating. |
| Daily StarAndy LeaIt's brilliantly acted, touching, tense, weirdly funny and, for the most part, bruisingly authentic. |
| NewcityRay PrideMackenzie's 8th feature demonstrates the vivid, idiosyncratic storytelling fluency... of his most recent movies... Each element, each moment is just one component of a breathtakingly accomplished canvas. Cruelty is unceasing; Mackenzie refuses to blink. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe violence is brutal but never exploitative, and the rendering of hard-core prison life is heartbreaking without feeling totally hopeless. |
| ComplexDavid EhrlichWhat makes Starred Up such a riveting experience is that, despite the often unintelligible brogues in which its characters speak, the film so vividly depicts the cutthroat culture of prison life that nothing gets lost in translation. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfHas the benefit of a superb cast who give their all to the moment, bulging with fury and panic, with O'Connell and Mendelsohn extraordinary as the flattened father and son. |
| NPRMark JenkinsStarred Up has three powerful advantages: a realistic setting, fierce performances and the insight brought by scripter Jonathan Asser, who was an Oliver-like counselor in a tough London jail. |
| CinemaBlend.comKristy PuchkoBoldly and brilliantly made. Starred Up is raw, relentless and riveting. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasOne of the best prison dramas you're likely to see in some time, but the real stand-out is the introduction of Jack O'Connell |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen...captures the madness of a societal menace without ever losing sight of his humanity. |