Peake gives weight to a rather televisual thriller about a career woman's sudden downfall
Hats off to Maxine Peake for lending core character credibility to this neatly contrived tale of accidental killing and unexpected adoption. Having been passed over for a promotion, brittle careerist Charlotte takes out her frustration on the home help, with life-changing consequences. Despite Roger Pratt's handsome widescreen framing this remains an essentially televisual affair, but there are chilly thrills to be had as director Steve Reeves and co-writer Mike Oughton make good on the promise of the award-winning short Taking Life.
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Hats off to Maxine Peake for lending core character credibility to this neatly contrived tale of accidental killing and unexpected adoption. Having been passed over for a promotion, brittle careerist Charlotte takes out her frustration on the home help, with life-changing consequences. Despite Roger Pratt's handsome widescreen framing this remains an essentially televisual affair, but there are chilly thrills to be had as director Steve Reeves and co-writer Mike Oughton make good on the promise of the award-winning short Taking Life.
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- 6/28/2014
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
London – Award-winning British commercials director Steve Reeves is to make his feature directorial debut with Taking Life, a thriller being brought to the screen by the producer team behind the upcoming curry comedy Jadoo. Reeves is gearing up to direct the project written by commercials copywriter Mike Oughton, who is marking his first film script. Reeves' commercials resume boasts one of the most memorable ads for men of a certain age having directed one for high-end British lingerie label Agent Provocateur starring popstar Kylie Minogue, a work that posted more than 360 million hits on YouTube. He
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- 12/5/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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