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  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Recently released from prison, mild-mannered Carl (Toby Jones) quietly attempts to move on with his life. Just as he embarks on his first date in 15 years, Carl’s fresh start is shattered by the sudden reappearance of his domineering mother (Anne Reid), whose presence awakens within him a deep-seated trauma. What unfolds is a brain-warpi...

Directed By: Rupert Jones

Written By: Rupert Jones

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • IFC Midnight
  • 1 h 40 m

Kaleidoscope

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary Recently released from prison, mild-mannered Carl (Toby Jones) quietly attempts to move on with his life. Just as he embarks on his first date in 15 years, Carl’s fresh start is shattered by the sudden reappearance of his domineering mother (Anne Reid), whose presence awakens within him a deep-seated trauma. What unfolds is a brain-warpi...

Directed By: Rupert Jones

Written By: Rupert Jones

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
13% Positive
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88% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
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88% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Dec 7, 2017
Director/screenwriter Jones displays an ability to sustain simmering tension that's impressive for someone directing only his second feature film.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 18, 2018
Darkly dainty as this ornate storytelling geometry is, however, it’s hard to remain heavily invested in the outcome through a runtime that, even at a modest 90-plus minutes, feels a tad stretched.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 7, 2017
Face crumpled, eyes darting, Jones captures the wounded humanity at the core of this psychological thriller. He feels the walls of his flat closing in; we feel the influence of Polanski and Hitchcock.
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50
May 14, 2018
Reid’s toxic smile and Matthews’ working class wantonness work. But in a role no-doubt written for him, Jones downloads his entire arsenal — hurt, shyness, pain, guilt and rage — onto the screen. This is a performance that smacks of desperation and denial, a paranoid loner making it up as he goes along.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 7, 2017
Kaleidoscope is brilliantly crafted and performed, but it’s a bit too taken with its own muddling of facts and form to truly hook into.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 7, 2017
Or maybe not: Committing completely to Carl’s wobbly perceptions, the filmmakers mire us in a hackneyed swamp of narrative uncertainty.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Dec 7, 2017
Jones and Reid are hemmed in by the screenplay’s schematic nature.
By Danny King FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dignity Film Finance, Longships Films, Stigma Films
Release Date Dec 8, 2017
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa
• 1 Nomination
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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