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Mar 27, 2015 · Drama, Thriller. R. 1h 47m. By Stephen Holden. March 26, 2015. “ The Riot Club ,” a poisonous satire of Britain’s upper class, adapted from Laura Wade’s play “Posh,” may puncture any ...
- Stephen Holden
- 2 min
- Lone Scherfig
What Is 'The Riot Club' about? The Riot Club follows an elite society at Oxford University that shares its name with the movie's title. The club is a fictional (although Oxford does have the real ...
Mar 27, 2015 · The introductory act and this centerpiece of the film feel like different projects. The characters, the class issues, the narrative purpose is more distinct. Still, the message of the film remains muddled even as vile words give way to despicable actions. We are meant to like Milo basically because he has a girlfriend and hesitates, only ...
Sep 18, 2014 · Max Irons, who stars in the film as Riot Club inductee Miles Richards, admits he had reservations when he first read Wade's script about the pleasure-seeking undergrads. "I thought they were so ...
The film, on the other hand, isn't too bad. It's a cross between Brideshead Revisited and Lord of the Flies, sadly with none of their subtlety, but it romps along. In the opening scene, we see The Riot Club's 18th century founder, the 7th Duke of Carlisle, shagging someone's wife. 'He who lives by the sword,' says the narrator - fnarr fnarr ...
Mar 27, 2015 · In the elite realm of Oxford University, no society is more exclusive than The Riot Club, the ultra-selective fraternity for Britain's most privileged sons. When he's recruited to join, down-to-earth first-year student Miles (Max Irons) is at first amused—but he's about to get a taste of upper-crust entitlement at its ugliest when a hedonistic night of drinking and drugs spins out of control.
Sep 6, 2014 · Published Sep 6, 2014. Read Adam's The Riot Club review for Lone Scherfig's movie adaptation of the play Posh, starring Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth, and Holliday Granger. It’s nice to ...
