The movie, "Away": foreign and domestic critics

Modern sophisticated audience is quite difficult to surprise, especially films in the horror genre, mired in endless sequels and, as it may seem, is exhausted. Just a cruel and bloody spectacle is no longer relevant. However, there are aces in the sleeve. Hollywood in 2017 surprised debut project of Director Jordan Saw – the film “Away”. In the critics ' reviews in one voice prophesied for him a brilliant career and call the film biggest surprise and triumph.

Storyline

The Script for his own movie Jordan Peele written by himself, and also acted as producer. The plot revolves around interracial couple: he is African American, she is – white. A young photographer and his girlfriend goes to the family estate to meet her parents. They position themselves as people with progressive views, free from racial prejudice. If the guy knew what awaits him in their house, he immediately rushed away…

Premiered at the Sundance film festival in January 2017, in wide release, the film was released a month later.

Film “Off”: actors and roles

The Role of the black photographer Chris went to a little-known British television actor Daniel Kalua, who is known in his homeland thanks to a series. A friend of the protagonist, rose Armitage, played American comedienne, writer and actress Allison Williams. To the public she is known for regular roles in the series “Girls”, which was nominated for “Amy” in 2013. In reviews of the movie “Away” (2017) audiences and critics emphasize such a “fresh” cast. We haven't seen these actors on the big screen, and in this case it played into the hands.

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Parents rose, neurosurgeon Dean Armitage and psychiatrist Missy Armitage, played by Bradley Whitford and Catherine keener. It's safe to say that there is a Director called "heavy artillery". Catherine keener, winner of the Satellite award and nominee for «Golden globe”, “Oscar”, BAFTA and “Amy”, known to viewers of the films “Hood”, “Simon" of the Forty year old virgin”, “being John Malkovich". American actor Bradley Whitford is the winner of two awards “Amy”. He mostly starred in television, but viewers could also see his work in the films “Grimm”, “Philly”, “Scent of a woman”, “Awakening” etc.

Secondary role was invited Caleb Landry Jones, Betty Gabriel, Lakit Stanfield, Marcus Henderson, Steven Ruth, Lil Rell, John Wilmot, Julie Ann Doan, Ashley Lekonte Campbell, Karen L. Lark, Geraldine Singer, Rutherford Cravens.

Reviews foreign critics

According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 99 % - the figure is almost unique and awesome at the same time. Foreign critics are very well received horror and said that a newcomer in the Director's chair, Jordan Peele has succeeded where more experienced filmmakers often fail. In reviews the film “Away” they call wildly ambitious, sharp, terrible, filled with racist accusations, but funny at the same time, refreshing and a hell of an interesting look at the horror genre, undermining all its canons.

“the film – the liberal message of “white” the elite, which, of course, there is much to ponder after seeing it», - wrote the magazine the Rolling Stone.

Meanwhile, Jordan Peele about his brilliant debut spoke very modestly: “I just wanted to make something that previously he had never seen”. Now we can safely say that he succeeded. The wise, sharp, funny and delicious in the form of a movie on racism over the years.

Reviews of Russian critics

Domestic critics also did not stay aside and after the premiere discussed the tape. So, the film critic Anton Dolin (Vesti FM) called “Away” one of the best films of 2017, stressing that he is intelligent, delicate and precise, tells the audience about the things that, at first glance, it does not concern you.

“Kommersant Weekend” in his review of the film “Off” called light and witty, despite the liters of blood spilled in the final. The review also pointed out that this “black” movie, but there is no ghetto accent, but there is a bold view on the topic of race relations.

Given the fact that the horror movie “Off” reviews from film critics got almost entirely positive, his rating on the “MMORPG” little surprise – total 6,854 points. It is connected with the low marks given by some audience. In their reviews, it was noted that the horror movie “Away” is not drawn, it is replete with “plastic” dialogue and confusing and sometimes unnecessary details.

Favorite season

Not difficult to guess, after reading the reviews of the movie “Off” that the tape is the favorite to win the upcoming award season in 2018. At a very modest by the standards of Hollywood budget, only $ 4.5 million, it grossed 252 million.

Universal studios has put forward a social Thriller on the «Golden globe» in the category ‘Best Comedy or musical” that many can cause outright confusion. However, to HFPA such categorizationmovies a usual thing, the more that it wanted the Director himself, saying that in this group the pattern more chances to win.

To Compete debut tape D. Saw will, most likely, with the musical “the Greatest showman" drama "Lady Bird" comedies "Love disease”, “Woe to the Creator” and “Icy bitch”.