shehar39 A very preachy movie. If you want to attend commie church, watch this movie.

secondtake An Inspector Calls (2015) This BBC production is a clever, subtle, well acted movie that is very much in the form of the play it is based on by J.B. Priestly. Some will find it too controlled and knowing, frankly-it suffers from that gift playwrights have of outsmarting a viewer while captive, but not sustaining that smartness once you head home. Another movie of this kind is "Sleuth" which is even more clever and twisty. There is a murder of sorts at hand, but not quite. There is certainly a victim, or so we think. And the perpetrators seem guilty of nothing but being self-absorbed and rich, which of course means they are guilty of all kinds of sins, directly and indirectly. Here, the effects of callousness or selfishness are front and center. Expect to be spellbound once you give it your time. Written in 1945 but set just before World War I, there are lots of embedded points about war and class difference. Priestly was a leftist, and the substance of the play is utlimately about responsibility and the idea that we are all part of a family-a global one, you might say, but certainly a national one, with rich Brits looking out for their less fortunate compatriots. Not at all pro-business, of course. Eventually you realize you are being taken for an interesting ride, and you are in the hands of the mysterious title character (named Goole). This man leads us through the discoveries that he has already made, and we are almost as astonished as the members of this unprepared family. Then there is a playwright's twist-saying there is a twist is almost unfair, because you might well cruise through most of it thinking it was about the interrogation itself. But more comes along. Fun, almost funny, and tragic as well. I thought it was great entertainment. With little plugs for human decency burrowed in.

steveannedavid The film is based around a play that unlike other reviewers here, I have not seen or read before. I found it thoroughly entertaining, but a little disappointing at the end. Some spoilers from here.I know the final speech given by the inspector is from the original play, but it seems contrived and unlike the rest of the performance, a bit quirky and out of place. It's a shame the director did not extend changes or liberties to it, but the critics may have had a go at him/her if they had.Some reviewers here did not like the time travel bit the inspector was doing at the end, but I understood a different sequence was occurring which was not time travel, but another chance for the family to do the right thing before the tragedy actually occurred. A chance which they squander while rebuilding their personal confidences and putting down or blaming the messenger of their personal inadequacies.Overall, a marvelous tale shot and acted well. Would I watch it again, yes.Improvements, maybe but things I would have liked to see, may not suit everyone. Maybe seeing the inspector in the background of some of the external scenes of the girl (that they have added as the original play doesn't have them). Like they do in the Murdock mysteries, but not as much in the forefront. At the end, you'd be really guessing about his capabilities then. Giving it a real hint of guardian angel for the girl.

ibadiarodriguez In my opinion, this movie adaptation of the famous play 'An Inspector Calls' clearly shows what the author (J.B Priestley) wanted to transmit to the audience: we are all a community and, therefore, we should all care about each other. I think, these values are still relevant for our modern society though this play was written before the Second World War. This lack of social responsibility is the cause of a lot of our actual problems. For example, the Syrian refuges crisis is a clear problem that could be solved, or less important if we were less selfish, and had a bigger community feeling. These ideas are shown through the actors' performance. Ken Scott, for example, who played Mr Birling did a great job, he clearly showed how Priestley would have wanted the film to be. For instance, when there was a fight in power between Mr Birling and the Inspector, he stood up and had both fists on the table. In that moment, he showed that he was trying to seize the floor and by doing this action, he made himself look bigger and angrier. He was trying to intimidate the Inspector, and therefore gain control of the situation. The Inspector (David Thewlis), in the other hand was always firm, he didn't move much and he showed very little compassion with the other characters. In the scene I was talking about earlier, when there was a fight in power between Mr Birling and the Inspector, he uses a different tactic to show that he was the one controlling the situation. He took off his jacket, and sat down at Mr Birling's seat. By doing this, he showed that he was going to stay there for a long time, and taking Mr Birling's chair shows us that he has now gained the control of the situation. Another thing that made this movie great was the flashbacks that showed who Eva Smith was. These were shown after each of the each of the characters told their connection with Eva. These flashbacks makes the film much easier for the audience to get as we understand what happened more clearly in all of the cases and therefore we understand the film/play more.In conclusion, I think this film was very well produced and the hidden message in it is still important for our society.