We Are the Freaks
| We Are the Freaks | |
|---|---|
 We Are the Freaks DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Justin Edgar |
| Produced by | Alex Usborne |
| Written by | Justin Edgar |
| Starring |
Michael Smiley Amber Anderson Jamie Blackley Rosamund Hanson Hera Hilmar Mike Bailey Sean Teale |
| Cinematography | Felix Wiedemann |
| Edited by | Philip Arkinstal |
Production company |
104 Films |
| Distributed by | Metrodome |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
We Are the Freaks is a 2013 United Kingdom film.[1] It's a surreal and anarchic anti-teen film about three misfits having the night of their lives. Starring Michael Smiley, Jamie Blackley,[2] Sean Teale,[2] Rosamund Hanson and Adam Gillen. The film premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival in official competition. The film's setting is based in the 1990s.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Jamie Blackley as Jack
- Sean Teale as Chunks
- Mike Bailey as Parsons
- Michael Smiley as Killer Colin
- Amber Anderson as Elinor
- Rosamund Hanson as Clare
- Adam Gillen as Sploger
Critical response
On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an overall 50% "Rotten" approval rating based on 8 reviews, with a rating average of 4.6 out of 10.[6]
In a scathing one-star review, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian described the film as "clichéd" and that the script "wouldn't pass muster for any British TV series".[7]
The film's cast was praised by Allan Hunter writing in Screen Daily, who stated that the film "offers a fantastic showcase for a talented, charismatic young cast who make the most of the script’s jocular wit",[8] while Guy Lodge, writing for Variety, described the film as "amusing, appealingly performed and sensibly brief third feature."[9] Andrew Blair, reviewing for Den of Geek, thought that the film was able to "provide the most successful representation of male teenagers I've seen at this festival".[10]
The film's style was praised by Catherine Bray in Time Out, who thought that "the strength of ‘We Are the Freaks’ is that it never feels like a cookie-cutter teen movie" and that it had "raw energy that allows its lack of polish and occasional tonal missteps to come over as endearing".[11]
References
- ↑ McConnachie, Garry (June 22, 2013). "EIFF 2013 review: We Are The Freaks". Daily Record. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- 1 2 staff (April 25, 2014). "We Are The Freaks: Modest and likeable British teen comedy". Daily Express. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Frank, Alan (April 25, 2014). "Review and trailer: We Are The Freaks (15A) - Danielle Lineker's dark 90s adventure". Daily Star. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Muir, Kate (April 24, 2014). "review: We Are the Freaks". The Times. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Charlotte (April 25, 2014). "We Are the Freaks - film review". London Evening Standard. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ "We Are The Freaks (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (24 April 2014). "We Are the Freaks review – cliched 90s big-night-out comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ Hunter, Allan (24 June 2013). "We Are The Freaks". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ Lodge, Guy (12 July 2013). "Edinburgh Film Review: ‘We Are the Freaks’". Variety. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ Blair, Andrew (1 July 2013). "We Are The Freaks review". Den of Geek. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ Bray, Catherine (22 April 2014). "We Are The Freaks". Time Out London. Retrieved 7 May 2014.