Sightseers

 

Sightseers 2012

• Director: Ben Wheatley
• Seen by the director: High-Rise, Doctor Who
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris
• Steve Oram – Doctor Who, Line of Duty, The Living and the Dead
• Eileen Davies – Adult Life Skills, High-Rise, The Theory of Everything, Mr Turner, Another Year, Bright Star, Vera Drake
• Monica Dolan – Strike, Eye in the Sky, Casual Vacancy, Wolf Hall, Pride, Never Let Me Go
• Jonathan Aris – Rogue One, The Night Manager, Sherlock, The Martian, Humans, Wolf Hall, The World’s End, Being Human, Bright Star, Merlin, Bonekickers
• Why? Saw a trailer, looked interesting.
• Seen: 2 February 2025      

       Tina (Lowe) is 34 and lives with her neurotic mum (Davies). She finally has a boyfriend, Chris (Oram) and she wants to go on holiday with him. Her mum bad mouths him and guilt trips her but off they go in his caravan.

       He takes her to his favourite places like The Tram Museum, the Blue John Mines, the Pencil Museum…

       A tragic accident doesn’t dampen their enthusiasm, after they wash the blood off.

       It’s called a dark comedy. It’s dark all right, but not so much comedy as cringe. They’re both nuts. They tend to kill people and steal dogs.

       Happy holiday, folks.      

3* of 5