The Nest

I watched The Nest in a fixed state of unease, shoulders tense and set forward even in a plush cinema seat, my mouth immediately drying out after each sip of my drink.

There's something commendably old fashioned and decidedly unassuming about The Nest. Durkin's direction is both precise and admirably restrained in its depiction of an era famed for its excesses.

The Nest is a belated cautionary tale - this tainted family is a skeleton in the closet of our current socioeconomic climate.

This is a film that swerves away from categorisation.

The movie ploughs ahead through three acts of delicious torture.

The Nest does, at least, give Law and Coon free rein to tear into their roles like lions into a fresh kill.

Sean Durkin’s The Nest is an elegant, chilling drama that explores the unravelling of a dysfunctional family and their American dream.

The casting is perfect.

The Nest’s slow build-up may leave you craving more, but the fantastic performances from Law and Coon, and Durkin’s brilliant direction, will more than make up for it.

It’s been almost 10 years since we last saw Sean Durkin bring us a new project, and with this welcomed return, we get a dark look at the American dream...