Laura Wade's adaptation of her stage play Posh is genuinely interesting for the fact that such a relentlessly predictable film packs a reasonable punch. Every stereotyped prejudice you might have about privilege is laid bare and fulfilled, and the film does absolutely nothing to assuage those ideas or generate any sympathy for the characters, building to an appalling crescendo that descends into genuinely shocking violence, which in turn positions the audience to feel nothing but anger towards these hedonistic young men. Mostly set in Morse-style beautifully-shot Oxford, the cast is uniformly strong and invest the film with the necessary swagger and bile that has real consequences for those outside the 'Riot' group. The ending is about as cinematically unsurprising as it gets, but juxtaposes music and visuals to good effect. It was, however, fascinating to note the buzz of outrage in the audience as the final shot cut to black, which amply demonstrated the impact of an otherwise average film.
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