Morvern Callar

2002

Drama

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 87 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 12221 12.2K

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Plot summary

After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.

Director

Lynne Ramsay Photo
Lynne Ramsay

Top cast

Samantha Morton Photo
Samantha Morton as Morvern Callar
Dolly Wells Photo
Dolly Wells as Susan
Kathleen McDermott Photo
Kathleen McDermott as Lanna
Bryan Dick Photo
Bryan Dick as Guy with Hat's Mate
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897.9 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 7
1.8 GB
1920*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 31

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Classybird 8 / 10

very strange, but very good

I won't summarise the plot as it is done so by other reviewers.This is a highly original and unconventional yet mesmerising piece and I agree with many others that Lynne Ramsay is an exceptional talent, who possesses a vision the likes of Guy Ritchie could never even begin to imagine.This is not an easy film to watch and it requires patience and concentration. Ramsay lets the film unfurl, slowly, with confidence and an assured touch that uses mystery and a touch of incoherence to create a confusing but oddly compelling dreamscape. Where are we? What are we seeing? What exactly is Morvern thinking and feeling? She is clearly in a very strange, disorientated headspace and this film is perfectly engineered to assist us in understanding and occupying that space. The mystery and enigma of Morvern is wonderfully portrayed by Samantha Morton and the soundtrack encapsulates the atmosphere, as does the lack of incidental music.Those that want to quibble over inconsistencies such as the direction of the computer keyboard delete key and whether it is in fact possible to bury a body on the moors with a trowel should get over it, step back and look at the big picture.
Reviewed by davek28 6 / 10

Someone else's dream

I looked at my watch quite frequently during Morvern Callar. I first felt impatient during the opening sequence which seemed unnecessarily drawn out. I'm sure living with a corpse in a small apartment for apparently several days can't have been very pleasant as decay starts to set in. There are other parts of the film that just don't ring true, either. How did she use her boyfriend's debit card to get access to his entire balance? Also, I can't believe that the publishers would find her a credible author. I would have been very suspicious of her attitude and empty-headedness. There were some beautiful images and some likeable scenes in this film, but it was like sitting through someone else's dream. The more I think about this film the less I really like it. Downgraded from my initial score of seven to a six.I have to say that Samantha Morton is a superb actress. She doesn't play a part so much as become the part. I only hope that she's grounded enough in real life to survive this kind of immersion in her roles.
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