Outcast

2009
UK/Ireland
18

Directed by: Colm McCarthy
Written by: Colm McCarthy, Tom McCarthy
Cast: James Nesbitt, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo, Niall Bruton, Hannah Stanbridge, Karen Gillan

The soul and savagery of An American Werewolf in London; blacker magic than The Blair Witch Project; and a higher red cell count than Twilight. Oh, and all set in Edinburgh? Already a hit at the supercool US festival South by Southwest, this dynamic feature debut rips up the rulebook for UK horror with its intelligence, ambition and sheer flair for the uncanny.

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Outcast

30 Nov 2010

Dreadful script and cack-handed direction renders film unintelligible despite strong cast

This Scottish/Irish co-production shot in Edinburgh and Galway boasts an intriguing premise and a great cast, but its grim supernatural subject matter comes across as, at best, tedious, at worst, laughable. That’s a real shame given there’s plenty of…

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