Sightseers

Name: Sightseers
Director: Ben Wheatley
Released: 2012

Synopsis

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

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The Playlist
Sightseers homicidal holiday isn't just a pitch-black comedy made with skill, will and brains; it's also another demonstration that Wheatley is, to use an all-too-appropriate phrase, going places.
88
Slant Magazine
This sardonic depiction of Britain, as a land where a thin veneer of strained politesse and fussy specificity of tastes masks a throbbing heart of darkness, makes for Ben Wheatley's best film yet.
83
IndieWire
He's still cultivating his storytelling abilities, but Wheatley has clearly found his sweet spot: a darkly funny place with serious potential.
80
Film.com
Simply put, Sightseers is a deliciously inappropriate and hilariously weird comedy.
80
The Hollywood Reporter
A pitch-black and sometimes gorily violent laugh-riot.
80
Empire
A uniquely British blend of excruciating comedy of embarrassment and outright grue, not quite as disorientating in its mood shifts as Kill List but just as impressive a film.
80
Total Film
It might not sound much on paper, but it’s all in the delivery, the appealing lead performances combining with Wheatley's sudden tonal shifts to produce a film that’s funny, sinister and strangely moving.
80
Variety
The satire is firmly seated in character, and no one understands how well a good homicide can elucidate character better than Wheatley.