
Set in North London, 'Still' is a gritty and atmospheric thriller about the violent disintegration of a man and father. Tom Carver (Aidan Gillen) is a man stumbling blindly towards a crossroad in his life, thrown out of focus by the death of his teenage son a year earlier. He becomes involved in a feud with a teenage gang after a seemingly harmless collision with a young kid. As the feud becomes more horrifying, Carver's world starts to unravel forcing him to make decisions t... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in North London, 'Still' is a gritty and atmospheric thriller about the violent disintegration of a man and father. Tom Carver (Aidan Gillen) is a man stumbling blindly towards a crossroad in his life, thrown out of focus by the death of his teenage son a year earlier. He becomes involved in a feud with a teenage gang after a seemingly harmless collision with a young kid. As the feud becomes more horrifying, Carver's world starts to unravel forcing him to make decisions that will change his life forever.
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| Times (UK)Wendy IdeWe are so used to seeing Aidan Gillen playing power-wielding politicos that it's almost disconcerting to see how comfortably he inhabits the skin of a character hurtling towards rock bottom in Still. |
| We Got This CoveredRobert KojderNot only is Still an intense look at a father's tragic descent into madness over losing his son, but it's also a surprisingly, extremely competent film from first-time director Simon Blake. |
| Film Ireland MagazineDee O'DonoghueGillen portrays Carver as a somewhat latter-day Hamlet; an essentially benevolent man who struggles to retain his sanity as he seeks to apprehend his bizarre, fragmented reality through grief and psychological hostility. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe film, set in north London, is stylishly shot and Gillen plays the troubled lead with a mercurial mix of swagger, self-loathing and self-pity. |
| Radio TimesKaren KrizanovichStrong performances and vivid production design buoy up this evocative, troubling film that shows flashes of brilliance from writer/director Simon Blake, making his feature debut. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeStill marks a creatively inclined project for Simon Blake, who cannot be faulted for his aptitude for ingenuity, with a palpable attempt to be experimental in his means of storytelling. |
| Little White LiesAdam WoodwardWriter/director Simon Blake's provocative debut feature taps into society's collective fear of young people in a way that will resonate with anyone who has ever lived in a major city. |
| Empire MagazineSimon CrookWhy Simon Blake turns to credibility-killing melodrama is baffling enough, but the effect is one of cheek-puffing frustration and emotional disconnect. |
| The ListNikki BaughanPerhaps this is entirely the point, but Still ultimately feels like an interesting idea that's been beaten into submission by a filmmaker looking to make an impact, rather than tell a story. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonA film which is desperate to make a grand statement about the awful toll of isolation but falls short of its ambitions. |