Outlaw King rattles along at a bracing pace, but the assured bloodshed of the climax casts a weary shadow over the film’s middle section.
The stark atmosphere and the intimate focus on character drama keeps the action on a muted emotional keel.
The way in which it answers questions about rehabilitation and forgiveness is credible because the characters and setting feel so authentic.
The little good will David Mackenzie derives from his off-center choice of soundtrack.
Visually glassy and smooth, Perfect Sense values the dynamic mood of each scene without being overly stylized.
The Los Angeles of Spread is the Los Angeles of the collective unconscious: a playground for all things ersatz.
David Mackenzie uses Mister Foe as an occasion to infuse his smutty purview of modern romantic relations with twee affectation.
David Mackenzie relishes dark tales of sexual obsession like a gleeful masturbator.
Don’t be fooled by the R rating on the back cover of the DVD, Ewan McGregor’s penis is still uncut.
David Mckenzie seems less concerned with the film’s central mystery than he is with taking his characters’ clothes off.