A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I love Andrea Arnold. I'm not sure she has put a foot wrong in her career so far, although I've not seen 'Wuthering Heinghts'. Red Road is right up there with 'American Honey' for me as her best work. Kate Dicke was exceptional as the CCTV Camera operator who decides to go vigilante to get closure. There is one scene that is so moving I nearly lost it. How Arnold interweaves moments of extreme brutality and harshness with such powerful tenderness is amazing to watch. She's one of the best modern British film-makers. I'm off to seek out part 2 of the 'Advance Party' trilogy.

Really great little movie in many ways. It doesn't try to be more than it is and in that ways stays well clear of more contrived dramas. Realistic relationships and charactersTrue to life and also i must mention (silently) that it had one particular scene that made me break down...which is something i so rarely do!!!! For you that have seen it and have wee little ones, you will undoubtedly know the scene i am talking aboutWatch it if you haven't yet. Its not perfect by any means but a solid little movie

If you enjoy being bored senseless, watch this film. There is so much wrong with it that it is difficult to know where to start, but the obvious place is the over-long completely unnecessary sex scene. I think it is very wrong to ask serious actors to perform such an explicit scene as this. Even it was plausible that she would try to set him up in this way, the scene does not need to be so long or explicit. (Unless of course the film was exploring her sexual frustration and needs, which it is not. She has already had a fumble in a car with a married man. So much for losing your husband - let's deprive another woman of hers). The whole premise for this type of revenge in the film is ridiculous anyway - would a woman who had lost her husband and daughter to this man's drug driving really be able to face having sex with him, never mind the intimacy of cunnilingus. I think not. And then suddenly she decides to drop charges - just like that. I think the police would have something to say about that.Another thing - an urn with the ashes of an adult male is surprisingly HEAVY - she carried the urns of her husband and daughter as if they were a loaf of bread. Also, i think this film needs subtitles - not for the thick Glaswegian accents but for the constant mumbling going on.

It's one of those films that bombard you with vulgarity and never show any human relationships in a positive light. Most of the characters are damaged people and none of their activities are wholesome. The setting is as bleak as they can make it, although at least a fair bit of skill has gone into achieving this. It's misery-on-tap for those who need their filmic fix of purgatory. The CCTV angle of the plot is not developed very far, unfortunately. Instead we get to see the protagonist continue her surveillance work 'in the field' as she stalks a mysterious ex-con. While this generates a fair bit of tension, not a whole lot happens, and some of this stuff that does happen, you'll want to erase from your mind afterwards.The actors do well to carry such unappealing material, and the filming itself is memorable. However, the payoff at the end is simply not worth waiting for. Do yourself a favour and watch something more cheerful.