ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Churchill Tank Leftie socialist claptrap. All right, not in keeping with majority opinion, but that's always been my forte.The story is set in 1912. Life was hard for unqualified working people, and a lot better for employers, especially owners of large and successful businesses. That's how it was, and always has been. If you don't like it, tough - leave, and someone will take your place.The characters... tired cliches to a man and woman. So rich b*tches tended, and still tend, to look down on poor working girls. Not exactly a shattering revelation, is it? So rich young men tended, and still tend, to take advantage of pretty, vulnerable young women. YAWN.And as for that ridiculous 'no man is an island' drivel at the end... do me a favour. The vast majority are concerned only with themselves, their families, and their own kind. In that order. Avoid this nonsense at all costs.I could hardly believe that the original play was first performed in 1945 in MOSCOW! The fact this was allowed to happen just shows how many 'useful idiots' still infested the British Establishment back then. Plus the lingering euphoria of our very own Glorious Socialist Revolution the electorate had just ushered in, after apparently taking leave of its senses.

samuel-lewis12 This adaptation is very good and was very helpful for my GCSE's. Quotes were very accurate and story line clear. Amazing acting and very good well delivered message. Some of the quotes were not accurate but main ones were.

EBJ ​'AN INSPECTOR CALLS' - 2015Directed by Aisling Walsh{Maudie; Song for a Raggy Boy}Starring David Thewslis{Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas}, Ken Stott{The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; Cafe Society} and Chloe Pirrie{Shell; Youth}Plot Overview: After a young girl commits suicide, Inspector Goole(David Thewlis) pays the Birling family a visit. Armed with an in depth knowledge about the events and a calm demeanour, Goole interrogates the household, trying to get to the bottom of the night's events.It would probably be useful to say my thoughts on the play before I divulge my opinion of this film. My opinion of the play is that it's a perfectly passable metaphor for Socialism VS Capitalism, contains some good characters and lines but ultimately falters due to its 'Scooby-Doo' plot structure. Now my thoughts on the film. It is a perfectly passable metaphor for Socialism VS Capitalism, contains some good characters and lines but ultimately falters due to its 'Scooby Doo' plot structure.So what is good about it? David Thewlis is probably the film's greatest strength. I admire the man as an actor in pretty much every role he plays. He has a certain gravitas to him and certain demeanour which makes him both intimidating and likable at the same time. Inspector Goole was the only character I liked in the play, and that statement carries over to this film. Another performance that was semi-decent in the movie was Ken Stott as Birling. He was pretty much exactly what I expected and Stott did a decent job at portraying the real remorseless nature of Birling. Despite this, I don't think he stole the role. I could name a couple actors that I think could have done a much better job in the role, like Brian Cox for example. But Stott didn't do a bad job. It wasn't 'good' but it was at least passable.Another major praise I can award the film is the amazing atmosphere they create, mostly down the the fantastic music. Dominik Scherer's fantastic score constantly builds up an eerie atmosphere that PERFECTLY falls in line with the plot of the movie. If anything, I'd argue that the music is the driving force of the movie. Without such a good score, the movie would be just a dull and monotonous experience. But the excellent score makes it a dull and monotonous experience with great atmosphere. The final praise I can give the film is the cinematography. The story may be dumb and the overall package may be extremely boring, but it definitely looks nice. The editing is also pretty concise and at least decent. The lighting is excellent and, as well as the music, helps to manufacture a chilling atmosphere. As for issues, I can certainly name a couple. Any and all performances that do not stem from Thewlis or Stott are very poor. I didn't believe a single word most the remainder of the cast uttered and I really couldn't have cared less about any of them. That leads into a separate flaw: the fact that I couldn't care any less about the characters. Not to say the characters are not good characters. They are certainly interesting. But by the time the movie is over, I didn't care of sympathise with any of them. You could argue that's the point but I disagree. I should like and care for certain characters in the movie, Eva Smith for example, but I just don't. None of them deserve sympathy or empathy, which is a little strange because that begs the question: what is the point of it all? What do we the audience get out of the movie if our care for anyone on screen is at point 0? I mean all the characters have depth and are well written but I didn't even really root for the Inspector. What's the point in it all? I should CONNECT and sympathise with the characters on screen but I just don't. I couldn't care less about them. And that really damages the overall experience. Then there is an issue that is technically out of the filmmaker's hands: I have no interest in the story. This probably relates back to the previous complaint by the fact that we are supposed to be invested in these characters but I just wasn't. I understand the importance of certain themes and how they were effective at the time of release, but by today? I don't think they matter that much. The system of class is pretty much nonexistent. Women are much more fairly treated. There isn't really a distinctive war raging on between generations. Therefore, the movie feels pointless as a whole. And don't even get me started on that ending. I liked the play's ending for it's eerie ambiguity but this makes it 10x more confusing and idiotic. It adds 50 theories into a blender, spits in it and then adds the remains of J.B Priestley before pressing blend and watching all your hard work spray about, because you forgot to put a lid on it.As a whole, I didn't like this movie. David Thewlis was excellent and it has a fantastic atmosphere, but the story and characters are distinctly lacking. It's not a good movie in my opinion, but it's not entirely bad. The praise I awarded just about balances out the negatives, but only just about. As a whole, I don't think this film is worth seeing. It's not that good. I'll rate 2015's 'An Inspector Calls' 5 'Long Stares' out of 10!

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.