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Kaleidoscope

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United Kingdom · 2017
1h 40m
Director Rupert Jones
Starring Toby Jones, Anne Reid, Sinéad Matthews, Deborah Findlay
Genre Thriller

Recently released from prison, Carl is seeking a new life. When his domineering mother makes a surprise return into his life, Carl must deal with deep childhood trauma and dark desires.

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60

Total Film by

Face crumpled, eyes darting, Jones captures the wounded humanity at the core of this psychological thriller. He feels the walls of his flat closing in; we feel the influence of Polanski and Hitchcock.

60

Variety by Guy Lodge

Darkly dainty as this ornate storytelling geometry is, however, it’s hard to remain heavily invested in the outcome through a runtime that, even at a modest 90-plus minutes, feels a tad stretched.

50

Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

Kaleidoscope is brilliantly crafted and performed, but it’s a bit too taken with its own muddling of facts and form to truly hook into.

60

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

At its best, Kaleidoscope is like an unsettling dream featuring an Escher staircase that plunges infinitely and vertiginously downwards.

50

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

Reid’s toxic smile and Matthews’ working class wantonness work. But in a role no-doubt written for him, Jones downloads his entire arsenal — hurt, shyness, pain, guilt and rage — onto the screen. This is a performance that smacks of desperation and denial, a paranoid loner making it up as he goes along.

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