Rent Welcome to Curiosity (2018)
2.4 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
A heist followed by betrayal, a serial killer on the loose, a lunatic out of the asylum, a girl stepping out with a very bad man and a salesman with a vivid imagination: five people whose lives are interconnected without them knowing it but all sharing one thing in common: curiosity kills... 'Welcome to Curiosity' follows the exploits of Lee Hunting, a psychopathic mental patient now on the run. Intertwined with Lee's tortuous journey towards salvation are Dexter (Cristian Solimeno), Al (Eke Chukwu), Fordy (Richard Blackwood) and Duffy (Lara Heller], who follow a successful heist with a less successful double-cross by Fordy and Duffy; the young and impressionable Zoe (Amrita Acharia), under the wing of the dangerous and violent Sean (Jack Ashton); the straight-laced workaholic Tim (Gary Grant), being led astray by the slightly crazy and domineering Lewis (Terry Sweeney); and the serial killer Stubbs (Brian Croucher) on the loose in suburbia, with only teenage paperboy Elliott (Finn Corney] standing in his way. - Actors:
- Amrita Acharia, Jack Ashton, Richard Blackwood, Kacey Clarke, Brian Croucher, Gary Grant, Cristian Solimeno, Terry Sweeney, Eke Chukwu, O'Ar Pali, Darren Ripley, Monty Burgess, Lara Heller, Lily Joseph, Christopher Rithin, Finn Corney, Lili Bordán, Stephen Marcus, Nigel Billing, Danny Howard
- Directors:
- Ben Pickering
- Producers:
- Ben Pickering, Darren Ripley
- Writers:
- Darren Ripley
- Aka:
- Curiosity Kills
- Studio:
- Salt Film Releasing
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Ben Pickering Director's Commentary
- Deleted, extended and alternative scenes with optional Director's Commentary Release trailer
- Mini-trailers: The Heist, The Hitchhiker, The Runaway and The Serial Killer
- 'Beached' Short Film
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Reviews (1) of Welcome to Curiosity
Disappointing, confusing British Welsh thriller - Welcome to Curiosity review by PV
I really wanted to like this film because it's a local British/Welsh production and I always support independent films and those who dare to have a go. However there are real issues with this:
1) the plot features way too many characters and is confusing. This leads to a sort of two-dimensional character thriller which has various violent events but they have little impact because we never really care about any characters, except maybe the teenage boy.
2) the acting is sometimes very wooden indeed.
3) the ending which is supposed to be a 'Usual Suspects' type reveal made no sense to me - it's meant to be profound but is just confusing.
4) there is no humour. None. Other than 'laughing at' some dreadful acting.
So, how to solve these issues? Rewrite and rewrite and rewrite the script, get rid of superfluous characters and streamline everything. FAR more attention at the pre-production stage was needed. This really needs a script doctor!
I believe this is a state-funded production with British Council money, no doubt because it's very ethnically diverse. However, it just does not work as a movie. Which is a shame, because this does look fairly glossy and professional, and there is a kicking soundtrack at the start too.
1.5 stars rounded up.
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