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Give the people more of this! Thrillers like these never get old, a normal guy who is actually a murderer going after his ex -girlfriend, it's a classic! Now I understand why there was so much press surrounding 'James', George MacKay (James) gave a brilliant performance as he switched roles, businessman by day, murderer by night and not to mention Emma Watson (Erin) with her heartfelt and jaw dropping performance as she left James after an eight-year relationship. Of course, the film didn't end here, no this was only the beginning.
For those who are yet to watch 'James', it takes place in modern day London, and we find out in the trailer and very early into the film that James and Erin have been together eight years and that they had been engaged for a couple of months. However, due to James' temper, enhanced by the stress of his job, Erin makes the decision to leave him unaware of the consequences. Implied from movie posters and the trailer, James is led down a murderous path, seeking revenge and luring women who look alike to Erin into the woods.
I don't want to spoil too much, the film hasn't been out for a considerable amount of time, but a scene that really stood out to me was when James was looking for his next victim on the train, who later ended up being twenty-two-year-old Nancy (played by Daisy Edgar Jones) and the song 'Psycho Killer' by the Talking Heads was playing, as if James was implying who he was and what his intentions were. The lyrics I most relate to him are, 'I can't seem to face up to the facts', 'You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything' and 'I hate people when they're not polite', these suggest that James is arrogant and that he has strong opinions. Additionally, I found that whilst analyzing the character qualities of James, his way of thinking has strong intertexuality to the character of Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale in American Psycho), a wealthy, sadistic and jealous businessman who strives to appear better than anyone else in his trade. I believe that is why the film is so widely appreciated by so many film critics and movie enthusiasts, each character seems familiar yet so unique in their own way and it does have one amazing soundtrack.
Of course there are some honorable mentions of other astounding actors who worked on this film, such as Gary Oldman (Ralph), who played James' associate and is the first one in his circle to link the disappearances of the women to James and therefore begins to work with detective Charles (played by Idris Elba).
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