SDFF Review: Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur" is relentlessly dark, oddly inspirational, and undeniably accomplished
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Film Rating: A– When one watches two films in one afternoon, one will inevitably spot patterns, even minor ones, between the movies. At first glance, the documentary “Wish Me Away” (which I reviewed earlier today) and Paddy Considine’s dark abuse drama “Tyrannosaur” have absolutely nothing in common. But both feature characters with devout religious faith, and the more I think about it, the more I recognize a similarity in the role religion plays in both stories. The argument in “Wish Me Away” is that faith belongs to everyone, even those the Church ostracizes. “Tyrannosaur” tests this idea at the extreme outer limits; instead of looking at a character who has done little wrong, “Tyrannosaur” follows an unrepentant sinner and a pious woman with a dark secret, examining how far people can go while still being worthy of salvation. In that regard, it’s a very challenging film, but like “Wish Me Away,” I found it uplifting, if in far less obvious ways.
SDFF Review: Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur" is relentlessly dark, oddly inspirational, and undeniably accomplished
SDFF Review: Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur…
SDFF Review: Paddy Considine's "Tyrannosaur" is relentlessly dark, oddly inspirational, and undeniably accomplished
Film Rating: A– When one watches two films in one afternoon, one will inevitably spot patterns, even minor ones, between the movies. At first glance, the documentary “Wish Me Away” (which I reviewed earlier today) and Paddy Considine’s dark abuse drama “Tyrannosaur” have absolutely nothing in common. But both feature characters with devout religious faith, and the more I think about it, the more I recognize a similarity in the role religion plays in both stories. The argument in “Wish Me Away” is that faith belongs to everyone, even those the Church ostracizes. “Tyrannosaur” tests this idea at the extreme outer limits; instead of looking at a character who has done little wrong, “Tyrannosaur” follows an unrepentant sinner and a pious woman with a dark secret, examining how far people can go while still being worthy of salvation. In that regard, it’s a very challenging film, but like “Wish Me Away,” I found it uplifting, if in far less obvious ways.