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Wild Tales

Wild Tales | Movie review
24 March 2015
Joe Manners Lewis
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Joe Manners Lewis
24 March 2015

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27th March 2015

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The six short films amalgamated into Wild Tales cover plenty of ground: part action, part romance, and with more than a little thriller thrown in for good measure, you could argue that the film is a little disjointed. But if there’s one thing you can be sure of, Wild Tales gets black comedy.wild2

Revenge is a definite theme: the six stories show the responses of the smallest of infringements to the most grievous of actions, but the resolutions on offer are rarely in kind. There’s a waitress who attempts to keep her murderous cook in check, a musician who manages to get back at every critic and ex-girlfriend he’s ever had, and even a slighted newly-wed on the day of her wedding.

Violence is a constant in each of the stories, and it’s at its most powerful when it’s least expected. It’s occasionally brutal and often comical, but plays a vital part in each of the 20-minute tales, yanking the audience back from slapstick comedy to a gritty and ominous reality. 

As with any collection of short films, there tends to be a fair amount of disparity, although it hits far more often than it misses. The bottom end of this uneven collection concerns the plight of a well-off middle-aged man in Europe, which as you’d imagine is uncompelling to say the least. It’s well produced, and there’s still more than a few gags to keep viewers entertained, but it doesn’t quite pack the punch of the other, smarter stories.

Fortunately, the film ends on a high note, just as it starts. Without spoiling too much, it maintains the dark, absurd comedy of the rest of the collection. For a little guilty entertainment, you won’t do much better at the cinema this spring. It’s dark, it’s gritty and it’s bags of fun.

★★★★★

Joe Lewis

Wild Tales is released nationwide on 27th March 2015.

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