Weirdest Film Ever! - Filth

Hello my lovelies, hope you're doing well.

I've been watching some very different films recently compared to the ones I'd normally go for, and well different is just an understatement really.

The first film from my ever growing list of films to see was Filth, and simply put, it's not normal. It's so odd that I'm stuck knowing what to write about about it, so I'll keep it brief.

Filth is a Scottish crime comedy drama film released in 2013 directed by Jon S. Baird based on Irvine Welsh's novel of the same name.

I didn't know anything about it or even who was in it but I gave it a go anyway. Seeing that it starred James McAvoy as the main actor I figured it would be a good film but I found it to be a very hard film to follow and I'm still not sure if I actually understood anything about it. Simply put, Filth is a very strange film and I struggled to figure out what was going on due to that. I probably should have read up about the film prior to watching it, however now having done so I still don't think it helps understand very much. Although it clears up some of the confusion about James McAvoy's character Bruce.

The main plot throughout the film is that Bruce is trying to get a promotion to become detective inspector, however things take a bit of a turn for the worse as he's working on a murder case. He suffers from borderline personality disorder which just gets worse and he starts to hallucinate more and more.

Even though it was a very strange film I still think the cast did a great job at playing their characters. They were all a bit weird but one I found particularly creepy is Dr Rossi played by Jim Broadbent. I would certainly never go to a doctor like him as I'm pretty certain he needs to see a doctor himself! No matter how odd Bruce may be, events towards the end of the film just made me want to be able to help him.

I still can't decide whether I liked this film or not but I do think that its a good one as it gets you thinking and makes you want to keep watching just to try to understand what's happening. There are moments when it's slightly amusing but, mostly confusing. It's so different to anything I would normally watch and I liked that as a lot of films can feel like they're very repetitive. To be honest I'm unsure whether I'd recommend this film, although if I knew someone liked strange films that they have to think about to work out, then I'd suggest it to them.

Give it a go and maybe you'll be surprised.

Until next time, thanks for reading :) x