Restless

In his directorial debut, Jed Hart takes bold creative swings and refuses to lead his story to a predictable outcome.

This is a scenario that just gets under my skin...

Pitches the tone perfectly. The build from irritation to fury to desperation progresses at a steady pace. Black Hitchcockian humour ... is supplemented by Ward’s comic turn as a bumbler who offers his pal charmingly hopeless assistance


Hart’s direction is strong, but it’s better than his script; for me the movie, having established its realist credentials, is let down by a completely unreal and silly ending.

This suburban siege thriller is also a black comedy about burying the past

It has a lot to say about the toxic times we live in where it’s so much easier to simply be rude than take a genuine interest in someone else’s welfare.

The film milks its relatable and unsettling premise for all its tension in the first hour before unfortunately unraveling in the final act. Still, it’s a confident and tightly observed, slow-burn thriller about the horrors hiding in everyday life.

Surprisingly effective horror movie that is a descent into madness that would make any Lovecraft fan proud. A scary and funny watch.

There are some issues with Restless, but its lead actress is never in doubt, and one of its key strengths lies in showing just how quickly a lack of sleep can erode your sanity.

Hart shrewdly blends a British kitchen sink movie in the vein of, say Ken Loach, with a rough, equally class-conscious Brit thriller along the lines of an “Eden Lake.”