Bypass

2014

1 hr. 45 min.

Crime

Drama

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44%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

76%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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After the death of his mother, a teen (George MacKay) turns to a life of crime to make ends meet.

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It's a little hackey in some areas, but otherwise a solid showing and good performances.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Bypass follows Tim, a young man who has been left with the responsibility of looking after his younger teenage sister after his mother passes away and his older brother is arrested for burglary . With bills mounting, the only way to raise the money needed is to follow in his brother's criminal footsteps which sees him getting mixed up in some very dangerous situations. At the same time he is diagnosed with a serious illness, and illness he chooses to ignore as he races against time to raise the money needed to get out of trouble and keep his family safe. This was a pretty dark urban crime drama that was pretty relentless in it's portrayal of the hopeless situations some people find themselves in through tragic circumstance. However, due to the stand out lead performance from George MacKay, it is very watchable and never becomes a misery film just for the sake of misery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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This Film in it's narrative complexity weaves together a story of despondent youth in the backdrop of a fractured society, an England within an England. Engrossed as you are in the unique visual style of the film, you cant help but get drawn into the struggles of the Central charterer played by a transfixing George Mackay. This film asks a simple question is Morality a Luxury, and if Britain is Broken then who broke it. One of the grittiest urban dramas to hit UK screens this year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Duane Hopkins

Director

George MacKay

Tim

Ben Dilloway

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

The hard-bitten terseness doesn't stop a faint glimmer of sentiment leaking in, but Hopkins is a stylist and a social observer with a cogent personal signature.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 12, 2015

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

Another sensitive performance from George MacKay (last seen in Pride) gives Duane Hopkins's drama Bypass a solid emotional core.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2015

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A welcome corrective to Benefits Street-type cynicism.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2015

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John Bleasdale

CineVue

Bypass is a disappointment, with obvious talent going to waste due to too much emphasis on aesthetics and not enough to telling an original and gripping story.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 4, 2019

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

Stylish but heavy-handed.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 10, 2015

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

For all the doughty naturalism of the performances, the photography, editing and sound design, the film feels overly detached from the reality it is supposed to be conveying.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2015

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Synopsis

After the death of his mother, a teen (George MacKay) turns to a life of crime to make ends meet.

Director: Duane Hopkins
Executive Producer: Keith Griffiths, Adam Partridge, Ed Talfan
Screenwriter: Duane Hopkins
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2021

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