An insightful, well-acted serio-comic look into the mind of a creepy 18-year-old Scot.
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07/30/08
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Mister Foe (2008)
81 %
Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 22 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.9/10
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Carefully balanced between the dark and the dreamy, Mister Foe is a charged coming-of-age story with whimsy and bite.
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 31, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother’s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Featuring... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jamie Bell, Ciaran Hinds, Sophia Myles, Jamie Sives, Maurice Roeves
Reviews
An occasion for David Mackenzie to infuse his smutty purview of modern romantic relations with twee affectation.
06/01/08
It's a modestly effective story, even a little moving in a weird way, and worth watching for Bell's intriguing and sympathetic performance.
05/20/08
Presented as a sort of romantic neo-fairy-tale, the movie rarely acknowledges the inherent creepiness of its premise.
04/28/08
A dark, often funny Oedipal and erotic tale from Young Adam director David Mackenzie, Mister Foe benefits from the emotionally and physically agile performance of Bell.
04/11/08
Top Critic
The Hitchcockian elements are actually much subtler than recognized, partly because the film is generally more a comedy than some Peeping Tom-esque thriller.
04/09/08
Hallam Foe cannot be accused of concealing its investment in the dramatic heightening of sensation, the privileging of psychic logic and hormonal pulls over safer and more quotidian forms of "realistic" storytelling.
10/10/07
Rarely have I seen a film end so satisfactorily and without feeling cheated by a conclusion ready made for first dates.
09/08/07
Perched on a razor's edge between the sinister and the whimsical, it's erotic, well acted, beautifully photographed.
09/08/07
Somehow the whole works surprisingly well, whether or not you end up thinking that it might have been still better left on the page.
08/31/07
A stylish, original romance whose dark leanings are leavened by a current of optimism running through its darting narrative.
08/31/07
Thanks to bold performances, evocative cinematography and a trippy pop soundtrack, this richly entertaining tale of adolescent angst ends up being one of the most striking Brit flicks of 2007.
08/31/07
Accomplished as it is, the film has trouble marrying the separate halves of the story, the mystery of the mother's death and the weird courtship Hallam is pursuing.
08/31/07
The story itself is self-regarding, and the ending, with its muddled vengefulness, strains both sympathy and credibility.
08/31/07
It is Jamie’s acting skills, which are even more well honed than his chest, that make Hallam Foe one of the best British movies of the year.
08/31/07
Even in the earthiest moments of the film, there’s a sense of magic that reflects the filter of Hallam’s innocence, eccentricity and otherness.
08/31/07
Bell shines as the baleful yet sympathetic Hallam, but there’s little else to get excited about, with the eventual love affair between him and Kate deeply improbable.
08/31/07
David Mackenzie's fourth feature is an immensely enjoyable and incredibly well-judged film, which confirms Jamie Bell as one of Britain's brightest young actors.
08/31/07
Get past the goofy animated titles and you’ll be captivated by a coming-of-age tale with a subversive edge. The hero may be have a few hang-ups, but Jamie Bell’s an ideal star for such defiantly off-kilter fare.
08/31/07
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