Tyrannosaur

Warp films' name has been synonymous with quality and gritty realism. Tyrannosaur is no exception to that rule, painting a grim and true to life picture of the lives of two people and the people they encounter on a rundown council estate in the Midlands.

The story centres on a widowed man who in a drunken rage accidentally kills his dog, grieving he befriends a woman working at a charity shop, from there it leads to friendship, sadness and shocking revelations.

As per tradition with Warp films the tone of the film is very grim, not holding back on any front, some of the events depicted are rather shocking and gory, including rape, a child being mauled by a dog and our main character decapitating the said dog. These scenes while unsettling successfully depict the harsh and unforgiving world in which the characters live, which while at times can be exaggerated is very believable   and all the characters feel as if they could exist in real life. I also think it was an interesting role reversal to make the male lead a widow as this isn't done often, while the main character tries to act masculine and stereotypically tough his human side eventually shines through

The acting in the film is also top notch, all the main characters and even the side characters and extras give engaging and believable performances that characterise them.

Whilst this type of story has been done in this style many times it's still done very well here, which isn't really something which can be faulted.