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Rag Tale Reviews

2005

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An editor who's sleeping with his deputy, who also happens to be the boss' wife. A pack of hacks whose weekly battle cry is "Who are we going to get this week?". A photographer whose camera does lie and who will stop at nothing to destroy his chairman's dream of a knighthood. Welcome to the world of The Rag - a tabloid where .. Read more

Starring	Rupert Graves, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bill Paterson, Ian Hart
Director	Mary McGuckian
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Darkly satirical¿ delivered by an outstanding cast
- 40208
- - Hotdog
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24
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- - 6
  - 0
  DON'T RENT IT!
  
  I was contemplating selling my dvd player and television after watching only 15 minutes of this tripe. Extremely hard to watch with the continously changing ... read more »
  
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  - a customer
  - u.k.
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 17:19
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- - 0
  - 0
  Head wrecking stuff!
  
  The story isn't bad and it's reasonably well acted. However the constantly shifting camera angles are very jarring and make it difficult to follow the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Greenwich
  - 17 May 2010 at 20:44
- - 0
  - 0
  HONESTLY- AVOID THIS FILM!
  
  I'm not just saying this, this isn't a matter of taste. This film is unbearable. Painful doesn't describe it- the constand camera angle changes are ... read more »
  
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- - pinkkitty
  - 4 reviews
  - Machynlleth
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 19:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Pants!
  
  Pants! If I said any more I would have to swear!
  
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- - a customer
  - Midlands
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 18:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Alright
  
  This was a terrific film. A clever plot and the acting was brilliant. I was sorry it came to an end, everyone played their part to bring it to an explosive ... read more »
  
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  - Slough
  - 10 Sep 2008 at 10:37
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  Customer Review
  
  When the opening credits started, I thought I hope this annoying style of filming stops in a moment. Unfortunately, as the story line began it carried it on, ... read more »
  
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- 582392
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Film, Difficult to watch
  
  Pity that the film maker decide to use an changingle angle which mean I had to stop the film to give my eyes a rest, pity it spoiled a good storey
  
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- 485720
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 17 Oct 2007 at 20:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Motion sickness pills needed to watch this
  
  This film was trying to be clever with fast camera work and odd angles- so fast though you feel sick after 10 mins. I felt like I had just stepped off a boat ... read more »
  
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- - CJWilson
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Jul 2007 at 11:00
- - 1
  - 1
  Migraine Inducing !
  
  What could have been an interesting story is totally ruined by the 'jumping-bean' style of camera work .. This ISN'T what the viewer needs ..read more »
  
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- - Paul Jay
  - London, England
  - 03 Jul 2007 at 14:49
- - 1
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  S'allright
  
  I wouldn't call this classic stuff, but its not too bad. The acting is spot on and the story is pretty good.
  
  What is a little weird is the ... read more »
  
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- - Mark Frogson
  - Chorley
  - 30 Apr 2007 at 10:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Seasickness Inducing
  
  I was really looking forward to this film, has a cast full of people that I enjoy watching, but the camera angles and constant moving just made it unwatchable. ... read more »
  
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  - One of the Yorkshires
  - 05 Mar 2007 at 20:56
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- - 6
  - 0
  DON'T RENT IT!
  
  I was contemplating selling my dvd player and television after watching only 15 minutes of this tripe. Extremely hard to watch with the continously changing ... read more »
  
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- 213495
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  - a customer
  - u.k.
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 17:19
- - 5
  - 2
  need, speed & greed
  
  This fast moving snapshot of a hectic week at the top of a tabloid, brillianty captures the brutal backstabbing and paranoia that powers a successful pressroom... read more »
  
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- 214701
- - gothicHM
  - 33 reviews
  - Herts
  - 05 Mar 2006 at 19:56
- - 4
  - 0
  Complete and utter crap
  
  Why did a film like this get made, it beggars belief. Sad thing is the story line is ok. You feel like a whirling dervish trying to watch this. The camera ... read more »
  
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  - WEST WALES
  - 22 May 2006 at 09:07
- - 3
  - 1
  Waste of time.
  
  I read quite a few review of this film before sitting down to watch it. Alot of criticisms were made about how the film was shot - quick, split second camera ... read more »
  
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- - paddyp1
  - Merseyside
  - 28 Mar 2006 at 15:57
- - 2
  - 0
  Bad! Bad!! BAD!!!
  
  If there was an option for 0 stars, this would get it. All the fancy camera work had me feeling like I had just done 1,000 pirouettes. I gave the film 40 mins... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London Bridge, England
  - 13 Mar 2006 at 11:13
- - 2
  - 1
  the film that makes you nauseous
  
  with its constantly rotating and moving camera angles I felt queasy within 10 minutes - praying that it would stop. it doesnt and when i finally got used to it... read more »
  
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- - Miranda Twiss
  - West Sussex
  - 16 Feb 2006 at 00:21
- - 1
  - 0
  S'allright
  
  I wouldn't call this classic stuff, but its not too bad. The acting is spot on and the story is pretty good.
  
  What is a little weird is the ... read more »
  
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- - Mark Frogson
  - Chorley
  - 30 Apr 2007 at 10:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Hard to watch
  
  The way this movie has been filmed gives you a bit of a headache! The filming is a bit like the blair witch project and jumps and flicks around otherwise not a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Derbyshire
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 13:33
- - 0
  - 0
  was camera man on speed? bag o shite!
  
  do yourself a favour and have an early night
  
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- - robert starbrook
  - derbyshire
  - 16 Mar 2006 at 20:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Boring
  
  Interesting but boring.
  
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- 223058
- - a customer
  - England
  - 23 Mar 2006 at 12:09

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- Darkly satirical¿ delivered by an outstanding cast
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- - Hotdog
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24
- Brutally funny
- 40207
- - Glamour
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:24

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  An editor who's sleeping with his deputy, who also happens to be the boss' wife. A pack of hacks whose weekly battle cry is "Who are we going to get this week?". A photographer whose camera does lie and who will stop at nothing to destroy his chairman's dream of a knighthood. Welcome to the world ...