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Flying Blind (15)

Flying Blind (15)

Drama


The critical consensus

Despite the flaws, Flying Blind is a quietly intriguing little drama and a promising feature debut from shorts filmmaker Klimkiewicz.

***(*)(*)Allan Hunter, The List, 19/03/2013

A tough, compelling thriller touching on race, prejudice and contemporary Britain. Not Blitz, in other words.

***(*)(*)David Parkinson, Empire Online, 08/04/2013

The suspense never catches fire, and the slo-mo camerawork makes for a "drag" all its own. It just isn't very involving.

**(*)(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 11/04/2013

Right the way through to the fence-sitter of an ending, the movie looks like it was written by committee at a screenwriters' seminar.

**(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11/04/2013

It doesn't always ring true but McCrory is a very commanding presence. A decent debut from director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz.

***(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 12/04/2013

A great actress wasted.

**(*)(*)(*)Chris Tookey, Daily Mail, 12/04/2013

Enough good stuff is on show, however, to qualify Flying Blind as a decent watch.

**(*)(*)(*)Danny Scott, The Skinny, 12/04/2013

The film critiques stereotyping, while relying on clichés.

Anna Coatman, Little White Lies, 11/04/2013

The eroticism and passion are convincing and, for a while, Frankie's naivety is plausible. But the plotting is B-feature stuff and Kahil is a creepy, ingratiating figure, worthy of anyone's suspicion. The film-maker's approach to the threat of Islamic fundamentalism is fuelled by the same liberal guilt that makes Frankie so vulnerable.

Philip French, The Observer, 14/04/2013

It’s clunky small-screen stuff, requiring McCrory’s character to make stupid choices simply to keep the plot going, but she’s intriguing enough to keep interest ticking over.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 21/04/2013

This BBC Films production is probably more suited to television where its political thriller ambitions, clunky dialogue and unconvincing performances might be less cruelly exposed than they are on the big screen.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 25/04/2013

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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