Film Review – What Richard Did

“What Richard Did” doesn’t move in traditional melodramatic directions,
preferring to sustain an air of realism that often results in startling
turns of character. It’s a low-key production, perhaps painfully so to
some viewers, asking those with patience to stick with the relatively
mundane aspects of Irish teen life before it springs an act of violence
that changes the entire rotation of the picture. “What Richard Did”
isn’t shocking in obvious ways, preferring to stun the audience with an
authentic atmosphere of guilt and indecision, investing in the
frustration of delayed response over unapologetic manipulation. It’s a
quiet film, with stillness its secret weapon.
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