Sightseers

Not only is Sightseers a relishable achievement for its devisers, Lowe and Oram, but it enhances Wheatley's reputation as currently the most refreshingly offbeat and unpredictable director of British crime movies.

A must for cult connoisseurs who take their comedy strong and dark.

Devised by acting-writing comedy team Lowe and Oram and co-scripted by Amy Jump, director Ben Wheatley's professional and personal partner, the movie pokes fun at the social limitations of these lumpen Midlanders without sneering at or patronizing them.

It's not a perfect blend, but Ben Wheatley's film is different enough - on second thought, let's just call it what it is: weird - to warrant your attention. Your admiration, even.

A British black comedy made in the spirit of "let's run with this demented premise till the tank is empty."

It's just not quite funny enough.

The film is quirky, offbeat, and funny in its casualness with death.



The inevitable laughs stem less from the killings and more from the eerily honest depiction of splintery romance once the honeymoon period is over.

This dark comedy would be a devastatingly terrifying movie if it were not for the frequent moments of hilarity. As it stands, Sightseers is a pretty special and wholly effective mix of the two.

This is a unique movie, and one worth seeing if you're the kind of person who likes sour candy. Don't go to the beach house or your friend's mom's cabin up in Big Bear. Stay at home and enjoy being alone.