Watching Calibre for the first time benefits more from knowing less and with that in mind this review won’t spoil the film but will touch on themes, characters and plot points that I suggest discovering for yourself. It might be the advent of YouTube that provides instant, re-playable access to content for upcoming films (trailers for trailers, trailer deconstruction, reaction videos, etc.) or increasingly adopted spoiler-led marketing campaigns, but it feels to me that overexposure to a film has a negative impact on the viewing experience. Now for a brief rant on discovery in film to justify the above approach. Calibre is a visceral and expertly crafted experience that won’t leave you feeling good, but what it does make you feel is tense, uncomfortable and reflective which is an achievement in itself. Well, perhaps not ‘throwing out’ the rule book, but definitely pencilling in an amendment to conventional structure by opening, rather than closing, with a summary.

Director: Matt Palmer Cast: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran Certificate: 15įor reasons that will be explained shortly, we’re throwing out the rule book for this review.

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