Red Road

Jackie is a cctv operator living in Glasgow (Scotland). She is living a rather humdrum life going to work and then going home. She is distant with what looks like to be relatives of her but we don't know why. One night she is at work looking at the various cameras set up throughout the city when she suddenly is visibly shaken at who she sees on camera. She doesn't believe it at first but she confirms what and who she saw that night. She calls the police department and asks a few questions about "it being too soon isn't it". She then starts following the man and basically observing him at work and away from work. We don't know at this point why....yet but we will. This is a slow moving but ultimately satisfying film to watch. All the questions will be answered as to why this woman is doing the things she does in the film. However I saw this on Netflix streaming and it would have been nice to see some subtitles a few times because sometimes a certain character would appear and I couldn't understand what the character was saying because of the thick Scottish accent. Also if you've seen the wonderful film Mister Foe then this is definitely a different Glasgow than what's shown in that film. In this film it's messy and dirty a lot of the times because one of the main characters lives in what looks like to be a projects apartment type complex with many many floors. Obviously the look of the film is up and down since a lot of it is shown through lots of tv monitors so when you're watching that the picture suffers somewhat. At almost 2 hours the film does develop slowly but I think if you're patient enough it might be a rewarding viewing experience for you. Kate Dickie as the main character Jackie was very good as were Tony Curran (Marcus in Underworld:Evolution) and Martin Compston (Disappearance of Alice Creed). Reservedly recommend to people with patience for these kinds of films.