Reviewed by rogerco,

on 30 Jan 2021
Where seen: Streamed proj @ home

No-one catches a rat

Review of" Ratcatcher  

Film directed by: Lynne Ramsay 

Film released: 1999

Summary
A somewhat dismal slice of poor life film. There is no redemption.

Review

Sometimes hard to understand what people are saying thanks to the thick accents. Well acted and convincingly realistic about how shit some aspects of the early 70s were (not that today may be much better). 

The ambiguous ending (did he drown, or were they rehoused?) rather underlines the fact that the film isn't quite sure what it is trying to say. But maybe that's the point. It's just life innit.