Just a pointless remake of a reasonable movie of source material that is better suited to the theatrical stage for which it was written. Why anyone thought it was necessary to churn out another version of this is beyond belief - but not as much as the fact that someone else decided to throw money at producing and distributing it. Colin Farrell is no Peter Mullan and, as his is the character which carries the piece, this dooms it to inferiority immediately. The comparison between Jessica Chastain and Saffron Burrows in the eponymous role is thus rendered superfluous...
Review of Miss Julie
