Sandy In this dystopian world based on J. G. Ballard's 70s novel, there is no room for realism, but excessively absurd situations take over the story. Here, there are social criticisms and humor for those who are so made, yet far from what suits everyone. The stylistically interesting weighs up the increasingly flawed location, where Jeremy Irons lives at the top of this gated community for those with money, and for those with devilish lot of money. At the top of a horse, on the fifth floor you can shop for a week. It is rumored about a brothel on any of the floors.The skyscraper is so ridiculous that it is impossible to miss it totaly absurd metaphorism , where tenants are cells, and corridors and lifts are its blood circulation. But then the lifts begin to stop and the power disappears periodically. The fruit in the supermarket rots, injustice takes its right. In the midst of all this is the relatively sobra Tom Hiddleston, looking out over the misery that climbs to the top of the money line.Stylistically, this evocation of a world "prone to fits of mania, narcissism and power failure" is spot-on; you can smell the smoke and booze in which everyone is marinated, unhinged adults behaving like unruly children. And when that happens in the movie I'm completely speechless.

tmpsvita If in "Snowpiercer" it was a train here it is a building, a skyscraper to be precise, which represents, both metaphorically and explicitly, a society that is structured on several levels going to create a certain social hierarchy similar to the one in which we live every day but represented in a clearer way. In "Snowpiercer", a film I loved and which has several points in common with this, this had been made more sad, grim and resigned; here in "High-Rise" instead it was represented in a completely different way: extreme, absurd but credible in its grotesque and exasperated context. This gives the film a unique personality and a certainly special and complex atmosphere. Unfortunately, its initial security in what it says and shows is lost in some points and especially in the final part, in which the screenplay becomes more confusing and slightly less convincing. But in general the film is a brilliant, even if not completely original, experience that reflects how a poorly managed management, even just a small group of people that constitutes a society, can not work, even more so if the social strata are so close together and net at the same time. Beautiful cinematography that colors the film with tones and nuances perfectly suited to the type of film that is, excellent scenery. Experimental and over the top lines that in all ways seeks, and partly successfully, to distinguish itself from all the commercial products to which we are usually accustomed. Excellent interpretations, especially that of Luke Evans and Tom Hiddleston, pity however for a characterization of the characters a bit 'hasty.

videorama-759-859391 I was quite intrigued, about how this film would come across. Yes, it's an original watch and inventively clever, but actually, especially through it's trashy moments, it becomes all too much. Through all it's madness, there is a underlying paper thin/thriller type of plot. An original indeed, but really, a movie with nowhere to go, so for it's near two hours, we have to endure crazier and crazier moments, some that had me on the verge of just turning off, as just finding it reaching the depths of stupidity, like say in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. But the film is magnetizing, and addictively a re watch with Hiddleston, the perfect lead. There's really something about this dude. He's a doctor, or so we believe, who we find at the start, living in the trashy depths of this swank British high rise apartment, where you have to earn living status, where we meet a vast selection of oddballs, that inhabit the building, divided into classes of people, from the upper class, ostensibly pompous assholes to the sickly poor. The whole complex is run by an aging, limping, Jeremy Irons. There are moments that will shock, ala: animal cruelty, which I totally abhorred and some moments that'll amuse, but this is one of those films that has to be seen once, while it won't cater to everyone's taste. Sienna Miller was very good as the sexy, seductive room mate, living upstairs from Hiddleston, while Luke Evans really stole the show, captivating, as a loser type/wannabe documentary filmmaker. The young over pregnant girl was cute and sweet. The young kid of high intellect, Mr Peabody and Sherman type with the frames, was the real movie stealer though. Yeah, the film does make it's points, about how there should be equality, but look beyond that, it's just madness, but somewhat addictive. Based on a novel by J.D Ballard who wrote the novel for Cronenberg's '97 cult hit, Crash, I must say I was disappointed for him to write something like this, as the story doesn't have same spark or nous, and wasn't electric, like that unforgotten hit, 20 years back.

mctsunemori This could have been so much better, I was sorely disappointed. I was left with so many questions, such as why did Dr. Laing never unpack his moving boxes? What happened to his co-worker who's MRI revealed something negative? Why did so many of the residents, including those on the upper floors, dress in the same dirty clothes, covered in blood, paint, etc.? Why the cruelty to dogs/animals? Why the sound of seagulls outside when it wasn't apparent the tower was anywhere near water? Why was it set in the 70's? The preview and reviews gave the indication it was in the future. Who was the birthday party and cake for; apparently Vicki- who's that? I found the dialogue terribly muffled at times, and the British accents didn't help. Felt I was missing something important at times and wished Amazon streaming provided option for subtitles.Many of the tenant relationships were hard to connect; hard to keep track of who was with whom.Many disturbing scenes left me wondering if we are to take this movie seriously or is it a satire? The weirdness reminded me of David Lynch and Terri Gilliam movies, many of which I enjoyed. But similar to this film, something you'd enjoy better if drunk or high.One of the redeeming qualities was seeing Tom Hiddleston nearly naked in several scenes.On that note, If you don't mind excessive sex, rape, violence and drug use then maybe this is for you. If not, steer clear.