Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 95 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Stars: Neil Maskell, Joe Cole and Sam Riley
IMDb score:
6,4 (2.116)
Releasedate: 11 October 2018
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead plot
"Party. With family."
Colin rents a lavish mansion so his many relatives can spend the New Year's Eve celebrations. However, his position of power in the family is threatened when his brother David, with whom the bond has been lost for some time, arrives.
Actors and actresses
Colin Burstead
David Burstead
Val Burstead
Gordon Burstead
Sandy Burstead
Uncle Bertie
Gini
Warren
Ed
Jimmy
Reviews & comments
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Had little confidence in another small-scale drama film by director Ben Wheatley, as Down Terrace represented an almost impossible task. Against all expectations, I had no trouble at all with Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, which really makes for a fascinating spectacle. It helps that I like to see this kind of family conflict, especially with a strong effect. Wheatley's screenplay and Clint Mansell's soundtrack also ensure an excellent build-up of pressure, which is also reinforced by a more than solid cast. Certainly Neil Maskell plays great, but in principle no one is inferior. It is a pity that some members opt for a slightly too caricatured approach, but you have to take those kinds of perspectives for granted within these kinds of small drama escalations. It's quite a shame that the build-up leads nowhere, because in the end there is never an "explosion". It leaves a very sour aftertaste, because that seems to be what the film and Wheatley are working towards. I was disappointed by the final ending and the film never recovered from that disappointment. The so-called Brexit angle is also, in my opinion, clumsy. It is explicitly referred to a few times, but otherwise this is just a family drama through and through.
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