Churchill Tank Leftie socialist claptrap. All right, not in keeping with majority opinion, but that's always been my forte.The story is set in 1912. Life was hard for unqualified working people, and a lot better for employers, especially owners of large and successful businesses. That's how it was, and always has been. If you don't like it, tough - leave, and someone will take your place.The characters... tired cliches to a man and woman. So rich b*tches tended, and still tend, to look down on poor working girls. Not exactly a shattering revelation, is it? So rich young men tended, and still tend, to take advantage of pretty, vulnerable young women. YAWN.And as for that ridiculous 'no man is an island' drivel at the end... do me a favour. The vast majority are concerned only with themselves, their families, and their own kind. In that order. Avoid this nonsense at all costs.I could hardly believe that the original play was first performed in 1945 in MOSCOW! The fact this was allowed to happen just shows how many 'useful idiots' still infested the British Establishment back then. Plus the lingering euphoria of our very own Glorious Socialist Revolution the electorate had just ushered in, after apparently taking leave of its senses.

jamalking15 Too predictable and followed an all-too-popular modern script of framing a historical story in modern terms. Very preachy and almost made you sympatic to the anti-heroes. Any number of better endings could have worked, but this failed. David Thewlis was the only redeeming actor in the film, and he tried hard to make his character believable, but I think he also felt the story lacked reality and it showed.

EBJ ​'AN INSPECTOR CALLS' - 2015Directed by Aisling Walsh{Maudie; Song for a Raggy Boy}Starring David Thewslis{Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas}, Ken Stott{The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; Cafe Society} and Chloe Pirrie{Shell; Youth}Plot Overview: After a young girl commits suicide, Inspector Goole(David Thewlis) pays the Birling family a visit. Armed with an in depth knowledge about the events and a calm demeanour, Goole interrogates the household, trying to get to the bottom of the night's events.It would probably be useful to say my thoughts on the play before I divulge my opinion of this film. My opinion of the play is that it's a perfectly passable metaphor for Socialism VS Capitalism, contains some good characters and lines but ultimately falters due to its 'Scooby-Doo' plot structure. Now my thoughts on the film. It is a perfectly passable metaphor for Socialism VS Capitalism, contains some good characters and lines but ultimately falters due to its 'Scooby Doo' plot structure.So what is good about it? David Thewlis is probably the film's greatest strength. I admire the man as an actor in pretty much every role he plays. He has a certain gravitas to him and certain demeanour which makes him both intimidating and likable at the same time. Inspector Goole was the only character I liked in the play, and that statement carries over to this film. Another performance that was semi-decent in the movie was Ken Stott as Birling. He was pretty much exactly what I expected and Stott did a decent job at portraying the real remorseless nature of Birling. Despite this, I don't think he stole the role. I could name a couple actors that I think could have done a much better job in the role, like Brian Cox for example. But Stott didn't do a bad job. It wasn't 'good' but it was at least passable.Another major praise I can award the film is the amazing atmosphere they create, mostly down the the fantastic music. Dominik Scherer's fantastic score constantly builds up an eerie atmosphere that PERFECTLY falls in line with the plot of the movie. If anything, I'd argue that the music is the driving force of the movie. Without such a good score, the movie would be just a dull and monotonous experience. But the excellent score makes it a dull and monotonous experience with great atmosphere. The final praise I can give the film is the cinematography. The story may be dumb and the overall package may be extremely boring, but it definitely looks nice. The editing is also pretty concise and at least decent. The lighting is excellent and, as well as the music, helps to manufacture a chilling atmosphere. As for issues, I can certainly name a couple. Any and all performances that do not stem from Thewlis or Stott are very poor. I didn't believe a single word most the remainder of the cast uttered and I really couldn't have cared less about any of them. That leads into a separate flaw: the fact that I couldn't care any less about the characters. Not to say the characters are not good characters. They are certainly interesting. But by the time the movie is over, I didn't care of sympathise with any of them. You could argue that's the point but I disagree. I should like and care for certain characters in the movie, Eva Smith for example, but I just don't. None of them deserve sympathy or empathy, which is a little strange because that begs the question: what is the point of it all? What do we the audience get out of the movie if our care for anyone on screen is at point 0? I mean all the characters have depth and are well written but I didn't even really root for the Inspector. What's the point in it all? I should CONNECT and sympathise with the characters on screen but I just don't. I couldn't care less about them. And that really damages the overall experience. Then there is an issue that is technically out of the filmmaker's hands: I have no interest in the story. This probably relates back to the previous complaint by the fact that we are supposed to be invested in these characters but I just wasn't. I understand the importance of certain themes and how they were effective at the time of release, but by today? I don't think they matter that much. The system of class is pretty much nonexistent. Women are much more fairly treated. There isn't really a distinctive war raging on between generations. Therefore, the movie feels pointless as a whole. And don't even get me started on that ending. I liked the play's ending for it's eerie ambiguity but this makes it 10x more confusing and idiotic. It adds 50 theories into a blender, spits in it and then adds the remains of J.B Priestley before pressing blend and watching all your hard work spray about, because you forgot to put a lid on it.As a whole, I didn't like this movie. David Thewlis was excellent and it has a fantastic atmosphere, but the story and characters are distinctly lacking. It's not a good movie in my opinion, but it's not entirely bad. The praise I awarded just about balances out the negatives, but only just about. As a whole, I don't think this film is worth seeing. It's not that good. I'll rate 2015's 'An Inspector Calls' 5 'Long Stares' out of 10!

ibadiarodriguez In my opinion, this movie adaptation of the famous play 'An Inspector Calls' clearly shows what the author (J.B Priestley) wanted to transmit to the audience: we are all a community and, therefore, we should all care about each other. I think, these values are still relevant for our modern society though this play was written before the Second World War. This lack of social responsibility is the cause of a lot of our actual problems. For example, the Syrian refuges crisis is a clear problem that could be solved, or less important if we were less selfish, and had a bigger community feeling. These ideas are shown through the actors' performance. Ken Scott, for example, who played Mr Birling did a great job, he clearly showed how Priestley would have wanted the film to be. For instance, when there was a fight in power between Mr Birling and the Inspector, he stood up and had both fists on the table. In that moment, he showed that he was trying to seize the floor and by doing this action, he made himself look bigger and angrier. He was trying to intimidate the Inspector, and therefore gain control of the situation. The Inspector (David Thewlis), in the other hand was always firm, he didn't move much and he showed very little compassion with the other characters. In the scene I was talking about earlier, when there was a fight in power between Mr Birling and the Inspector, he uses a different tactic to show that he was the one controlling the situation. He took off his jacket, and sat down at Mr Birling's seat. By doing this, he showed that he was going to stay there for a long time, and taking Mr Birling's chair shows us that he has now gained the control of the situation. Another thing that made this movie great was the flashbacks that showed who Eva Smith was. These were shown after each of the each of the characters told their connection with Eva. These flashbacks makes the film much easier for the audience to get as we understand what happened more clearly in all of the cases and therefore we understand the film/play more.In conclusion, I think this film was very well produced and the hidden message in it is still important for our society.