benkitching13 James McAvoy delivers a commendable performance in the lead role, showcasing a range of emotions from enraged to sorrowful. The supporting cast are modest, though showcase nothing comparable to McAvoy. The film's dark humour is largely successful, though occasionally veers disconcertingly close to uncomfortably perverse.I honestly thought the ending was a spectacular affair, and one of the finest moments of the film.

mistoppi It's been over a year since I saw this film, probably even longer than I think. It is one of my favourite movies and I chose to do a 21 page analysis on it for school while we could've settled for 5-10 pages. But once you watch a movie as often as I used to watch Filth, you want to take a break. And it's good to take that break, because after a while you can appreciate the little things in the film. Like this time watching this movie I was astonished by the cinematography, especially the lighting and the colours, as if I hadn't paid attention during the first time. I had, but for some reason it all felt very new to me. It's probably the amount of movies I've watched between this and the last time I watched Filth.There are many differences between the novel and the movie. Some of them are good, because you couldn't fit all that in the movie, and Irvine Welsh always takes his time before the actual twists come into the story. It's obvious Jon S. Baird had to tighten up Welsh's novel quite a bit considering Welsh's style and how many details he fits into a story. But if there's one thing that really bothers me, it's that the murdered Japanese man in the beginning was a black man in the book. It seems like a minor change but it isn't, and it will always, always bug me.Of course there's obvious difference between any book and the movie - a movie gives a face to a character. And in the novel Bruce Robertson is awful, and it's hard to feel bad for him in any way, but when he's given James McAvoy's face and talent, it's harder to not feel bad for him. You know he's horrible. There's nothing about Bruce Robertson you could actually like, but it's James McAvoy's fault some viewers might feel bad for him. That's the only reason James McAvoy shouldn't play this part. McAvoy is amazing, he's truly phenomenal as Bruce Robertson, but he's also too sympathetic.But while this film is completely awful, it's also hilarious. Just like with most of Welsh's stuff.

ammie-82950 I May Be Late In Watching Filth And May Love James Mcavoy But I Must Say This Was One Hell Of A Movie! Loved It, Laughed It And Felt It!!!! Loved Every Character But The Wife. I Had To Read Most Of The Movie's Caption Due To The Obvious Language Barrier: Scotland Vs Texas!?!? But I Truly Laughed My Ass Off During Most Of The Film; Yes, Including The Very Last Moment. THANKS FILTH!!!!•••SIDENOTE, SIDELINE, SIDE SALAD, SIDEBAR: JAMES MCAVOY - My future ex-husband; has a striking resemblance to a picture I saw once of someone, somewhere; and also has my daughters eyes (blue)••• •••So get your restraining order ready because I'm coming to Scotland •••

SnoopyStyle In Edinburgh, Scotland, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) is obsessed with getting a promotion. His wife Carole has left with their daughter. There is a high profile case of the murder of a Japanese student. Bruce aims to undermine his competition taking advantage of their shortcomings. DS Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell) is the junkie rookie with a small penis. DS Amanda Drummond (Imogen Poots) is a woman. DS Peter Inglis is a metro-sexual. DCI Toal is the boss. DS Peter Inglis is very Scottish. DS Gus Bain is an idiot. Bruce takes advantage of his meek friend Clifford Blades and he's under treatment with Dr. Rossi (Jim Broadbent) for an earlier trauma. He fails to save Mary's husband with CPR and she's grateful for the effort.Bruce Robertson is a great character for McAvoy. He has loads of fun doing some reprehensible things. Jamie Bell is terrific. The murder case bothered me because I kept trying to follow it. The case needs to be a Mcguffin. Showing the murder in the beginning is distracting. The movie is also disjointed with a lot of surreal turns in Bruce's disturbed mind. It's hard to piece some of it together especially with the imaginary Carole. Overall, it's a great character who does some wickedly funny schemes.