Filth is one of those great films that is also too strange for the advertising. If you had seen it you would have thought of this as a very kinky messed up hilarious but not for the faint of heart British comedy. On the surface you would be right. But once this movie gets going, and you realize what's going on it's to late to escape. Why? The entire film is wildly engaging. It starts off as a splendid exercise in bad taste, and than rips this to shreds in the best way possible. The thing that keeps Filth in the state of being just as good as it is (other than a fantastic screenplay) is James McAvoy. Now he's already proven his acting in the X-MEN films as well as the surprisingly great Wanted, but here he is given the reigns of a much deeper and full blooded performance. McAvoy is not McAvoy here he's detective Bruce Robertson and he is here is drink, snort, and screw his way into a promotion. Oh yeah that's what he's trying to do. Get a promotion, and win his family back, and deal with crippling bipolar disorder, and make sure he doesn't get caught for all the shit he does. If there really is a problem with Filth it's that it is overcomplicated, and doesn't always succeed in conveying all of this. Filth is a fast-paced decent into madness, and I didn't even know till the last 20 minutes. The crazy antics of the main character are so entertaining that often the little details fall through. However if you are paying attention you'll get through the film just fine. The supporting cast of this film is good, but this is McAvoy's show. I must mention though that it's quite odd that some of them appear, and then disappear really fast. Some notable people would be Jamie Bell who is playing a cocaine obsessed rookie cop, and Jim Broadbent Bruce's psychiatrist who usually appears in the form of dream sequences that take place in Bruce's head. Let me get this out of the way as well. Filth is in no way for people insulted by drugs, sex or violence. This is not an easy movie, but it's a great one. Filth succeeds more in it's wonderfully twisted humor than it does at really conveying what is going on, but it's all held together by hilarious, and solid work delivered by the cast especially James McAvoy in the main role . I give Filth a 9 out of 10.
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