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Synopsis
Lynne Ramsey's bleak, beautifully photographed debut unflinchingly portrays life in a Glasgow housing project during the 1973 garbageworkers strike as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old James Gillespie (William Eadie, in a soulful debut). As the film opens, James is playing with a friend near a filthy canal behind the projects when his friend tragically falls into the water and drowns. James chooses not to tell anyone that he saw the boy die, knowing that he will be implicated. This secret, along with his increasing lack of communication with his drunken football-loving father, causes James to become increasingly withdrawn, fantasizing about his family moving to a newly constructed apartment complex at the city limits on the edge of a beautiful, golden field of grain. As the garbage piles up and rats take up residency around the complex as if they were new tenants, James finds temporary solace in his friendships with Kenny, an odd boy who loves animals, and Margaret Anne, a teenage misfit who lets the local boys use her body as they wish.
While undeniably grim, RATCATCHER manages to combine unusually rich imagery and spare use of dialogue to create a realistic portrait of a simultaneously beautiful and cruel world. Punctuated with unexpected humor, Ramsey's film is subtle and rewarding.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   15 of 17 people found the following review helpful: BRILLIANT, 22 Dec 2004 By  Mr J Smart - See all my reviews Most definitely poetic and cinematically captivating! It by far exceeds standards of British cinema and conveys a story with style. I did not witness the period of rats and rubbish in the 70's but I found myself still relating to the content. The film is extremely emotive! I give it 8/10.............6 is worth watching!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Sensitive portrayal of urban life, 12 Oct 2006 By  Mrs. S. K. Goffin - See all my reviews    This was a sensitive portrayal of urban family life in the 1970s. The characters were for the most part sympathetic. The film had an almost dreamlike quality, with poetic imagery in the form of the local canal, rats and black dustbin bags. Although the story was essentially a sad one, it was not morbidly sad.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   3 of 16 people found the following review helpful: Disjointed and awful , 2 Jul 2007 By  C. Myers (Framingham, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews    This is one of those movies that goes out of its way to be artsy. The story is about a young boy in Glasgow during a Binmans' strike. There is absolutely no character development and I felt as removed from the cast at the end of the movie as I did at the begining. Other reviewers here mention the dreamlike qualities of the movie. Well yes - just like most dreams it is disjointed and does not make a lot of sense. For example a young girl in the movie appears to be "the village bike" for a bunch of young boys who are continually antagonizing her. Why she puts up with such behaviour and still delivers for these kids is never explored or clarified. This movie is a waste of 94 minutes of your life - AVOID AT ALL COSTS!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Maybe you had to be there I think possibly C Myers just doesn't "get" this film - possibly (and apologies if I'm wrong) thru not having witnessed the events of 70s Britain. Read more Published 7 months ago by fionnghal Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...