Cuckoo

2009

1h 29m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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10%

10 Reviews

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8%

100+ Ratings

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A professor becomes obsessed with his star pupil.

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I expected more from this film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Psychological thriller based in London following the steps of Polly, a nurse with a weird boss, an over present sister and a precarious relationship with her boyfriend Chapman. Polly starts to hear voices in her flat and wonders about her mental health. This is a pointless waste of time. I cannot understand the characters actions and reactions, the plot is flawed, plus the script is painfully slow and that is an absolute kill joy in a thriller. Do not watch this movie except if you have problems falling asleep, this might actually do the trick. I do appreciate Richard E. Grantâ(TM)s efforts to make the story believable but at the end the whole of the film is senseless and quite boring, after the first few minutes you do not longer care about the voices or the hospital, or any of the characters. It all has all an impression of a group of actors that got together at somebodyâ(TM)s shabby flat and decided to make a movie over the weekend. Very disappointing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Predictable, if passable British thriller that has more brains and style than your usual Low budget Brit affair but what it has in effective claustrophobia, atmospheric performances and ambition it sadly lacks in pay-off, with a somewhat bizarre and incredulous finale. Richard E. Grant is excellent though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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I expected more from this film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Turned if off after half an hour. The acting seemed stilted and the dialogue poor. I couldn't be bothered to wade through the final hour.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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The first 25 minutes was so outrageously dull that I couldn't bear to watch any more

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Richard Bracewell

Director

Laura Fraser

Polly

Richard E. Grant

Professor Julius Greengrass

Antonia Bernath

Jimi

Tamsin Greig

Simon

Adam F.

Chapman

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Rated: 1/5

Apr 18, 2012

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

An alarming head-scratcher, but hopefully a blip for this still-promising creative team.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 16, 2010

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Creepy claustrophobic for a bit, it dissolves quickly into suspenseless drift - not all of it coherent.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 16, 2010

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Henry Fitzherbert

Daily Express (UK)

It's poorly plotted, deeply uninvolving tosh that makes you cringe for Grant and the estimable Tamsin Greig as his colleague and former protg.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 21, 2010

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Andrew Lowry

Total Film

A centrepiece monologue from Grant on CIA experimentation shows some style, but it's too little, too late, and is rendered moot by the underwhelming climax.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 20, 2010

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David Edwards

Daily Mirror (UK)

An unsettling, unconventional and delicately-handled piece quite unlike anything our film industry is pumping out these days.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 17, 2010

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Synopsis

A professor becomes obsessed with his star pupil.

Director: Richard Bracewell
Producer: Nick Tanner
Screenwriter: Richard Bracewell
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m