Wicked Little Letters
Fantastically funny.
-- Damon Wise, Deadline
Wicked Little Letters
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, the film follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
"The movie is full of goofy side characters and one-liners, yet elevated occasionally to genuine complexity by Colman and Buckley, who are consistently the best thing about any movie they’re in." ~ Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times
"Wicked may take great pains to recreate the musty Britain of the 1920s, but don’t be fooled by the cloche hats and frilly frocks. The female rage that powers every frame of this comedy didn’t go away when that decade ended." ~ David Fear, Rolling Stone
"The camera looks up to Colman and Buckley in adulation, often allowing their features to seize the entire frame. Here’s a film that understands perfectly well that the two of them are all we need to enjoy ourselves." ~ Clarisse Loughrey, Independent
"The movie is full of goofy side characters and one-liners, yet elevated occasionally to genuine complexity by Colman and Buckley, who are consistently the best thing about any movie they’re in." ~ Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times
"Wicked may take great pains to recreate the musty Britain of the 1920s, but don’t be fooled by the cloche hats and frilly frocks. The female rage that powers every frame of this comedy didn’t go away when that decade ended." ~ David Fear, Rolling Stone
"The camera looks up to Colman and Buckley in adulation, often allowing their features to seize the entire frame. Here’s a film that understands perfectly well that the two of them are all we need to enjoy ourselves." ~ Clarisse Loughrey, Independent
Genre
Comedy,
Crime,
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
Thea Sharrock
Writer(s)
Jonny Sweet
Cast
Olivia Colman,
Jessie Buckley,
Anjana Vasan,
Gemma Jones,
Timothy Spall,
Eileen Atkins
Played at
NoHo 7 4.05.24 - 4.25.24
Firehouse Theater 4.05.24 - 4.18.24
Newhall 4.05.24 - 4.25.24
Glendale 4.05.24 - 4.18.24
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