It's around the 70's London. Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a modern brutal-concrete high-rise designed by architect Anthony Royal (Jeremy Irons). He is nude sunbathing when Charlotte (Sienna Miller) from a balcony above invites him to her party. At that party, he befriends couple Helen (Elisabeth Moss) and Richard Wilder (Luke Evans) who live with the other poorer families on the lower levels. Later, Royal's wife Ann (Keeley Hawes) invites him to a party but it's an 18th century aristocratic costume party. There are little problems with the building and distrust among the different levels of the complex.
The concept is interesting. There is something distancing about keeping this in the past. It doesn't connect the audience to the present and isn't as compelling. It's a rant against the class system without going into race or many of the other modern divisions. It follows a few too many characters which scatters the intensity. It's still an interesting high-concept movie but it doesn't really captivate me.
The concept is interesting. There is something distancing about keeping this in the past. It doesn't connect the audience to the present and isn't as compelling. It's a rant against the class system without going into race or many of the other modern divisions. It follows a few too many characters which scatters the intensity. It's still an interesting high-concept movie but it doesn't really captivate me.