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Mar 27, 2015 · Milo is clearly set up as the only one with a conscience while Alistair is his opposite, a young man whose brother was a legendary Riot Club member and he has big, gross shoes to fill. It all builds to the actual adaptation of the play, which comes about 45 minutes in and takes place in a dinner club that the boys have rented for the night as a ...
Sep 19, 2014 · Cue two new first year students who emerge as possible candidates. Alistair, played by Sam Claflin, makes no bones about his life of privilege, and his belief that the rich deserve to be at the ...
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
Jan 6, 2015 · The dialogue is witty. The performances by the young male cast are superb. Claflin captures his character’s vitriol particularly well. Alistair’s sense that he is actually a victim of the ...
Sep 15, 2014 · 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 ...
