Muscle

An excellent subject matter and very thought provoking, at times. Then as the film enters the final turn, it high sides!!! What should of been an ending, any ending other than the limp, pathetic and absolutely ridiculous one given to us. It then becomes an absolute joke! The plot has many flaws but the ending is as if everyone involved contracted Covid-19 and had to self isolate. Don't waste your time, you will never get it back!!

Watched this film over 3 days, bit baffled by it tbh as the story doesnt really go anywhere and the ending is pointless, was filmed in black an white which doesnt really add anything to the film apart from making it a bit more frustrating to watch.

This film really kept me gripped for the first two thirds of the film and was heading for a 7-8 rating particularly with the performance of Fairbrass who I'm a huge fan of.

However it is ruined by a pointless unsatisfactory ending that left me feeling hugely disappointed. It was as if the writer didn't know where to go with it and it peters out into nothing. I also dont understand why the film was done in black and white. Not sure what that added. Would have been better in colour.

A middle aged man crying on the way to a job he hates, is one of multiple images in this excellent nightmare that remains in the mind long after the film's end. Craig Fairbrass career best departure from 2 dimensional meatheat goons ,walks a line between being tender , menacing , funny and mysterious whilst Cavan Clerkin's metamorphosis is subtle and intriguing. There were so many opportunities where this film could have gone full blown Channel 5 after the plot was established, but it holds its nerve and stands its ground to remain original to the last scene. It's a very modern story which I'm sure will gather traction and status over the next few years as it is discovered. We must remember Sexy Beast was all but binned until other countries discovered it, it later was represented to us as a well loved classic. Without A listers to attract you, dream sequences to impress you , this black and white tale reveals much in the grey area for you and your friends to discuss. Excellent.

I don't normally write reviews but decided to because of some of the poor reviews and low rating which I really don't understand. This film really was enjoyable. Both Cavan Clerkin and Craig Fairbass I thought were exceptional. For their performances alone I would recommend you give this a watch. Craig Fairbass is extremely menacing and so unstable it is hard to feel any ease when he's on screen. Cavan Clerkin played his part perfectly. I was a little disappointed with the ending but I will watch it again so I may change my mind like I do sometimes after giving a movie another look. I believe this film would appeal to an audience in their 30s to 40s more so due to the characters and subject matter.