paulm77 Review of Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar (2002)

a beautiful, unusual rule breaking road movie

[7/10 · 19 February 2005]

I liked this film a lot though there were times where it felt a bit indulgent, or perhaps you needed to be on drugs, in a club, on that vibe to fully appreciate all the 'trippy' scenes. Nonetheless, it is brilliantly acted, shot, edited. Beautifully observed, and creates a real mental head space - an expression of Morvern's inner self, her confusion, guilt, grief over her boyfriend's suicide. It's not without laughs either, there is a great vein of humour especially regarding the lads and ladettes in Spain and the side splitting, drug fuelled hoovering and baking scene. Doesn't seem to use any music except what Morvern plays on her walkman - very bold! Maybe not quite the big hit that the novel was and not quite as successful as her debut Ratcather, but more interesting and original than most films out there. I look forward to Lynne Ramsay's next film.