This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

'The Riot Club' is a thrilling 2014 British drama film, revolving around a small group of born with a silver spoon in their mouths students of the University of Oxford. These people are secretive, but renowned in a narrow circle of other British aristocrats for drunken mischief making. As they exercise their privileges, talk down to everybody and behave ruthlessly, the viewer may actually find it rather disturbing and unpleasant. Albeit the so-called Riot Club is in the center of the story, most of the screen time is dedicated to Sam Claflin (Alistair) and Max Irons (Miles). The former, not being a shrinking violet, is a hypocritical but clever first-year student, who rejoices in ranting and getting on his high horse. The latter is a rather mellow fellow, who gets roped into seemingly unlimited shady world of binges. Credit where credit's due - both actors performed outstandingly, yet from the very beginning of the film the viewer can witness some plot holes in character development. For instance, at first Milo is presented as a shrewd and intelligent person. However, in 10 minutes he completely turnes around and becomes level-headed. The opposite goes for Alistair. As for the plot, it is a spate of squandering, swearing, drinking and somewhere going too far. The bottom line in all that reckless farce is a banquet of a rural pub, where all hell breaks loose when Alistair takes on the initiative and starts destroying the bar. Undoubtedly, the introduced characters are bad-eggs, but that moment really flies in the face of common sense. Thus, on one hand it is a riveting story of spoiled young people, but on the other hand it is a twisted series of constant smutty jokes and obnoxious behavior that makes one stop watching and forget about the film as a horrid dream.

There's an old Simpsons' episode where a group of nefarious villains (Mr. Black, Jimbo Jones and his pals) sit down to a candlelit banquet with cigars and brandy during which they make a toast: "Gentlemen, to evil." I thought of that scene while watching "The Riot Club" a supposed attempt at satire or social commentary on the British class system.The plot: two Oxford University freshman with the proper lineage are invited to join a secret society, The Riot Club- a select group of fellow male students which holds riotous public soirees involving copious amounts of alcohol, drugs, vandalism, and maybe sexual favors from hired pros. The vast majority of the film takes place in the private dining room of a middle-class pub whose landlord is tricked into believing he's hosting a young entrepreneurs' meeting. Instead, the Riot Club drives his other customers away with their boorish behavior and then trash the place. When he objects the Riot Club attempt to pay him off while at the same time berating him about the lowness of his and all working people's standing in their eyes. Anyway things don't go well for the poor landlord in the ensuing confrontation. But will the members of the Riot Club get away with their callous and violent debauchery due to their wealth and status? Do you really have to watch this movie to find out the answer to that question?Overall, this movie fails as both satire and as social/political commentary. It's basically Labour Party/left wing propaganda about the "evilness" of the "other side." You're supposed to hate these cartoonish villains. Its message seems to be that you don't want to be like these guys and certainly don't want to vote for people with their background because you know deep-down that they hate you. It's so transparent that it's insulting.It's also hypocritical. If you want to see disdain directed at the working class then go to any Left-leaning U.S. news/political opinion source and read the comments. (I'm no fan of Don Cheeto, but the American Left's distaste for his largely working-class voters is even more palpable than that of the Snidely Whiplash characters of "The Riot Club.") Or the British Left's apoplexy as to the unwashed "proles" not knowing what's good for them as to the Brexit vote. There is an inability on both sides of the political aisle to see the opposing side as anything other than self-serving monsters. Maybe that's the nature of politics, but it's also dishonest and harmful. And propagandist nonsense like "The Riot Club" just adds to the societal rot where people look upon their fellow citizens as "enemies" based on their coming from a certain background or holding the "wrong" political beliefs.Why four stars? The acting was fairly decent. (Although Max Irons looks absolutely nothing like his father.)

The Riot Club is an exclusive hedonistic drinking club in Oxford University with a long tradition. The group needs two new members to complete the ten minimum. Alistair Ryle and Miles Richards are new students with connections. Miles starts a relationship with Lauren from the working class. Right winger Alistair gets mugged and then recruited into the group. Harry Villiers is an older member whose ancestor was the original Lord Riot. James Leighton-Masters is the group's president. Hugo Fraser-Tyrwhitt is Miles' former classmate. They weren't close but Hugo remembers Miles. Their annual dinner at a country restaurant causes mounting rowdiness and chaos.These are entitled rich brats. None of them are that compelling as individual characters. Most of them are too interchangeable. Their hi-jinx are annoying and not particularly imaginative. It's a lot of drinking and destruction. Throwing in Natalie Dormer as a hooker does help. There is boring boorish talk and a couple of interesting moments. The scene with Lauren in the restaurant is wrong. It's excusable that Miles is drunk but Lauren is too slow on the uptick. Even then, Miles can't be that weak-minded. It makes no sense that he doesn't leave to chase after Lauren other than for the sake of the story. There are a few clunky moments. It's unbelievable that the guys don't do more than a night in the drunk tank. They walk out with their clothes which should be taken as evidence. The only way to make it all work is if the cops are bought off right away. The possibility is there but it's not sharp enough.

Or is it? Well it is a big feast of some sorts. And the movie really dives into human nature and how low some will sink. It's also the group mentality and how some will feel superior to others. There are so many comments about the homo sapiens and how he will behave under certain circumstances, that it's tough to actually like any of the characters depicted.Even if you think they're fun at certain points, when the spiral starts spinning and everything gets out of control ... that's where most will lose patience. Maybe even with the movie, although it does a perfect job of showing us exactly that ... with all the consequences or not ... A tough movie to watch with just a little touch of graphic violence