Sightseers

Many of you may not have heard of this small English film. It is about a couple, early in their relationship, who go on a caravan trip across England. Their trip takes a very dark turn when the man kills someone.
There are some types of films that the English do very well. Dark comedy is one of them. Writers Steve Oram and Alice Lowe who also play the lead couple Tina and Chris, have done a brilliant job of setting up the very ordinary and realistic world of Chris and Tina. These feel like very real people who do something ordinary like go on a camping holiday.  Ordinary might not sound very interesting but these feel like average people that you might see in your life. That is what makes this film so good and what happens to Chris and Tina so scary. What happens to them is a slow burning thing too so that makes it even better. Sorry to be vague about what happens to our happy couple but it is better if you know as little as you can about the plot. It just makes what happens all that more shocking. Just know that while the film does not have very many laugh out loud moments it is a very funny film. It is very much a black comedy which is my type of comedy.
With the writers playing the leads it means they know the characters very well. As Chris Steve Oram does a brilliant job of making his character really sweet but also hide a dark side. You never know which way he is going to go. On the other side Alice Lowe is excellent as Alice. She is so in love with Chris and in desperate need to leave her domineering mother that she will follow him anywhere. They are not big name actors so that makes their performances even better because they feel more like real people.
This time of year the cinemas are full of big blockbuster films with famous casts. If your looking for something at the other end of the spectrum but still excellent, then check out this small English film.