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Entertaining Mr. Sloane

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An English landlady (Beryl Reid) and her brother (Harry Andrews) like their lodger, a young killer called Mr. Sloane (Peter McEnery).
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jun 28
3/4
This adaptation of Joe Orton’s stage show retains its creator’s liberal application of outrageous black comedy in service of his intricate, dead-frog dissections of hypocrisy, immorality, and sexuality. Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator 01/14/2020
Leaves no snigger unsung, blandly disregarding the fact that the dialogue of Orton's wayward original... calls for something daily rigorous. Go to Full Review
Sam Blazer Los Angeles Free Press 01/14/2020
A model of stylistic integrity. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 09/14/2017
3.5/5
Despite the cheerful crudity of much of its humour, its jabs at middle class hypocrisy are often as subtle as they are pointed; there is much in this that was personal to Orton and it was his strongest suit as a writer. Go to Full Review
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charles d 12/31/2022 I'll bet John Waters saw this film early in his own development See more john k 04/19/2021 It's one of the worst movies I've ever seen, bad acting and bad script See more 11/15/2016 Offbeat sexually charged stage play that transfers well enough to film, with an interesting turn for an ageing Beryl Reid. See more 04/24/2012 Film adaptation of the Joe Orton play of the 1960s this doesn't quite hit the mark due to some rather stumbling direction. There's a good solid cast with Beryl Reid standing out as the utterly grotesque Kath. Her character has outrageously inappropriate costumes and a simpering manipulative delivery that is totally cringe-worthy. Harry Andrews puts in a strong performance as the slimy brother Ed and Peter McEnery's Mr. Sloane is suitably handsome and lacking in moral fibre but his patchy accent is a distraction. The story is a warped tale of innuendo, violence and a bizarre love triangle but Orton's convoluted dialogue makes for a somewhat plodding narrative in which the farcical elements become lost, diminishing the overall enjoyment of the film. See more 05/28/2011 watching this on netflix... will we make it through? See more 03/29/2009 the best adaptation of an Orton play into a movie well there was only two this and Loot. It's the most queasy inducing movie about a randy sister who has designs on her new lodger who has a dark secret, and Mr Sloane who takes it turns to play both her and her brother against each other who also has designs on him. Bi-sexuality, murder, and raging nymphomania its a must if you like your humour on the dark side. Joe Orton got bludgeoned to death by his boyfriend in 1967, which in it's way is very Orton-esce. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An English landlady (Beryl Reid) and her brother (Harry Andrews) like their lodger, a young killer called Mr. Sloane (Peter McEnery).
Director
Douglas Hickox
Producer
Douglas Kentish
Screenwriter
Clive Exton
Production Co
Canterbury Film Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 34m
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