Fresh
"Filth" lives up to its title and then some, but a no-holds performance by James McAvoy is reason enough to watch.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Filth
It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.
2013 · 1h 37m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Jon S. Baird
Overview
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Credit the filmmakers with descending persuasively into the swampy squalor of a diseased mind. If you're in the mood to go there with them, Filth offers an indecently bracing wallow.
Bob Mondello, NPR
Rotten
I'm not sure I can recommend the movie, but this actor and this performance are something to behold.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Viewers hungry for a catch-all dose of Welshian sardonicism would be better served checking out Trainspotting. Better soundtrack, for one.
John Semley, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Unlike Jude Law's similarly offensive title character in Dom Hemingway, McAvoy is given a far better story to work from.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
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