Steve

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Catherine Imogen W I was very impressed by the performance of Emily Watson and the vivacity of the young boys. However, I am not involved in schools let alone a special school and I really wondered whether we were being sold reality (albeit 1996) or just the idea of what it might be like in our worst nightmares. Do teachers normally swear that much in meetings? I can understand swearing privately as Steve does but really, as a matter of course in every meeting? Steve is actually quite useless. He drinks an amazing amount of alcohol in any form without appearing to be affected in the least. He rushes about occasionally giving peptalks, he fails to manage any situation whatsoever and although he seems to be dictating into a phone he never seems to finish anything. He never does anything at all.The boys riot and no teacher does anything to quell it apart from the counsellor. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Melissa J A chaotic, funny and beautifully emotional film. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Robin C “Steve” Steve (Cillian Murphy) runs a reform school for unruly boys and is told it will shut down in a mere six months. He also has a problem with self-medicating, a BBC documentary is camped on his doorstep and an MP wants to horn in on the publicity in “Steve.” Most people know Cillian Murphy as the Academy Award best actor winner for “Oppenheimer,” but he also does more quiet and thoughtful dramas like “Steve” and last year’s gripping “Small Things Like These.” In “Steve,” he has the weight of the world on his shoulders with his unruly, often special needs students, an overworked and underappreciated staff of dedicated educators and the abovementioned TV crew and pushy MP Montague-Powell (it is pronounced “Pole”). And, do not forget the secret self-medication for some unmentioned malady. Murphy may be the star and titular character of “Steve,” but the supporting cast are fully fleshed out, too, with Tracy Ullman and Little Simz as dedicated and tough teachers and Jay Lycurgo as Shy, a troubled student who Steve tries to help. The rest of the kids all have personalities and play the troubled teens – they are in reform school, after all – with lots of energy and emotion. Murphy, though, is the glue that holds the whole thing together – or, at least gives it his best shot – even when presented with the news that he has six short months to shut things down. The school, which cost 30000 pounds per year per student, is getting cut because it costs too much – which raises a question. What the hell happens to the kids? That is never explained – like the reason our leader believes the Department of Education should be abolished. It should not, by the way. B Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/25 Full Review Greg A Brilliant all round. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/23/25 Full Review M B TIFF platform - tragi-comedy much like Mielants Patrick. Brilliant performances from Murphy and Lycurgo. The camera work is chaos but the story of Steve and SHY will break your heart and make you appreciate the amazing carers that work to save these kids. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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