Bright Young Things

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Crawford A Stephen Fry’s Bright Young Things is a champagne-drenched rollercoaster that winks at the Jazz Age with eyeliner smudged from last night’s scandal. It pirouettes between camp and catastrophe, like Noël Coward on a bender with Oscar Wilde’s ghost. The dialogue snaps, crackles, and sashays with a cigarette holder in one hand and heartbreak in the other. Fry captures the brittle brilliance of Waugh’s world, but filters it through a glittery madness uniquely his own. Criminally under-loved, it’s a glitter bomb of a film that deserves to be shouted through a gramophone at dawn. The critics forget the movie deals with gilded '30s youth dancing on a carpet of flowers with a chasm of WWII beneath them. Fry is a genius. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/25 Full Review Sarah Jane K Every now and then I watch a film that I enjoy so much I feel the need to immediately watch it again. This was one of those. Engaging, fast paced, thoughtful, witty. Absolute Must-See! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/05/25 Full Review Glafira Regina O Probably the best film I watched in October. It is bright and exciting, the acting is at its height. The film shows the life of boheme English youth aristocracy in the interwar period, and perfectly reflects the atmosphere of those years. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review E. S Ever since I first watched this it has been my favourite film. I wish I had seen it sooner because it was worth the time I spent watching Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review isla s This is worth seeing for the decent cast alone - David Tennant in period drama get up, makeup and everything, is worth seeing alone I suppose (also Michael Sheen is in it as well - the same applies. Other cast members include James MacAvoy, Emily Mortimer and Jim Carter). Its not exactly an especially tense and suspenseful film but there are some fairly amusing moments and its a pretty easy watch, so its good from that point of view. I can't say I felt especially sorry for the characters who were, of course, high society types (have's, rather than have not's) but I can't say it wasn't entertaining. Some of the dialogue is amusing and I liked that Dan Akroyd is in it, as well as various Brits. This is a fairly good film which is worth a watch if you just want a bit of an easy watch, if you like recognising actors in period 'get up' and the like. The jazz music (of its time) is jolly and perhaps uplifting in a way as well too. I suppose I would recommend this overall, yes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing new but decent. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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