Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Bruce Paley The talents of Maxine Peake are wasted in this pretty much by the numbers so-called thriller. For one thing we're supposed to sympathise with this career woman who accidentally kills her cleaner in a fit of rage when she wallops the cleaner with a bottle of champagne the cleaner is carrying that Peake thinks is her own, only to later find out she was wrong. But why would the cleaner carry a heavy bottle of champagne up to Peake's flat rather than leave it in her car? And would she really leave her baby in the car, rather than bring it upstairs with her? The ending too was lazy, as if they didn't quite now how to get Peake out of her dilemma so they just tossed her and the security guard she was blackmailing out the window. Nor was there any point to the revelation that Peake had been having an affair with the man who got the promotion she was hoping for, it added nothing to the plot save to chew up a bit of time. Then there was the back story involving Peake and her sister and Peake's estrangement from their family, which didn't add anything either and whose only purpose seemed to be to fill out an empty plot. A weak film.

jimbo-53-186511 Charlotte (Maxine Peake) has devoted her life to her career and is disgusted when she discovers that she has been passed up for promotion. As a result of this she quits her job on the grounds of constructive dismissal. When she arrives home, she vents her anger out on her cleaner Maya whom Charlotte catches smoking in her apartment (despite Charlotte giving Maya a previous warning about not smoking in her apartment). Following an altercation between Charlotte and Maya, Charlotte's life takes a darker turn setting off a chain reaction of events that see her life spiralling out of control.In the main Keeping Rosy is a pretty decent film - it has a sense of foreboding tension that makes it the sort of film that you don't want to take your eyes away from. That being said it is a film that does require some suspension of disbelief in order to be able to truly enjoy it - such as Charlotte managing to drag her cleaner's body in a sleeping bag out of her apartment, into a lift and out into the car park without anyone seeing? Possible? Yes... Likely? No. It seemed strange that you never really saw anyone in the apartments where Charlotte lived and yet the car park was always full of vehicles? It also seemed strange that Charlotte seemed to forget that her apartment complex had CCTV cameras and was only reminded of this when her sister saw her drop a box on her way into the apartment. Even if you never look at your CCTV cameras you'll know they are there as there are always signs telling you that there are CCTV cameras in areas where they are installed so it seemed unlikely that she would forget that the cameras were there. Anyway these are minor gripes and don't take away from the tension that exists on screen.The film bogs down a little in the middle of the film when essentially we're just seeing Charlotte looking after her dead cleaner's child. If I'm honest not much happens in this section and whilst it's presumably included as an insight into Charlotte trying to cope with looking after someone other than herself it did slow the picture down somewhat and much of it felt a little unnecessary.The film picks up again in the second half when Charlotte's sister Sarah (Christine Bottomley) comes to visit her and she brings home Roger (Blake Harrison) who happens to be the guy who works for the company that monitor the CCTV cameras. The story takes a predictable turn when Roger blackmails Charlotte by telling her he'll destroy the CCTV evidence of her committing the crime if Charlotte pays him £30,000. Despite the predictable turn of events here the picture still held my interest, but this is mainly thanks to a terrific turn from Blake Harrison. To be honest I've only ever seen him as Neil in The Inbetweeners and to see him play a character that at once is helpful and genuine to a callous opportunist that is prepared to cover up a crime for his own financial gain is a showcase of his talents. He was quite terrifying at times and for the most part made me forget about the wobbly screenplay. The likes of Christine Bottomley and Maxine Peake were also good, but it's Blake Harrison that was the real surprise and it was his performance I remembered the most when the film ended.The end of the film is probably another one of those that may divide audiences. On the one hand you could look at it as being a bit of a cop-out and a lazy way to end the film. On the other hand you could look at as both Charlotte and Roger getting what they deserved as neither of them did the right thing in the first place. I can see arguments for both answers, but I think what lets the film down slightly is the lazy way it left so many loose ends untied and for that reason I'm more inclined to go with the first answer.On the whole, and despite the questionable ending and some questionable aspects within the plot I did enjoy this film. It grinds a bit in the middle, but the simmering tension in the second half and the strong performances from the cast make it worth the effort.

djlaycock I have no idea why the reviews for this film are so low. I read them before watching and was a bit unsure as to whether to go ahead and watch it or not. However I am really glad that I did, as I found it to be an absolutely brilliant film. I was kept on the edge of my seat from start to end. The story line was exciting and not at all predictable. The films ending was fabulous and completely unexpected. The actors were all great, especially Maxine Peake, who continues to produce fabulous work. I would highly recommend this film, especially for anyone who enjoys Maxine Peake. It is another great example of the fabulous writers and actors we have in the film industry in the UK.

roseliya Don't bother watching this movie - it contains only pain and has a terrible ending. I wouldn't mind if this movie actually contained some form of redemption. As it is, all that happens is that things go from bad to worse, with no hope of anything getting better. It contains characters that are either heartless, hopeless, or both combined. Clearly the family that these two women grew up in had no capability for sensitivity or compassion, and the movie doesn't address this lack in any constructive way. I also don't believe a storyline where no one who knew the dead cleaning lady reported her absence, and the fact that she worked as a cleaning lady for the main character. If even only one person had reported her absence, there would be a strong likelihood that the police would have been involved early on, and would have been led straight to the scene of the crime.