Monday, September 8, 2014

"The Riot Club" (Lone Scherfig, UK)

For hundreds of years Oxford college has had a secret club consisting of exactly 10 wealthy and entitled jerks who make it their mission to live life to its fullest (in other words, drink a lot, treat women like shit, and just be all-around classist assholes).  Two freshmen are initiated into the club and at their first official meeting of drunken debauchery, things spiral violently out of control in shocking but expected ways.

The story of these spoiled brats is entertaining enough but feels pretty familiar.  In fact, most of the characters including the lead aren't particularly memorable, except perhaps the one young man who is quite vicious and bitter due to a prior assault.  But it's a well-done film that still managed to shock and infuriate me despite its predictability.   Worth seeing.

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