The film is loosely based on Shakespeare's Coriolanus.[7] After seeing Tom Hiddleston playing Coriolanus while casting High-Rise (2015), Ben Wheatley wrote the script.[8] He reduced the plot to its bare bones and rebuilt it in a modern context.[8] The film's working title was Colin You Anus.[9] The film was shot in two weeks at the beginning of 2018.[10] The filming took place at Pennsylvania Castle in Dorset.[11]Clint Mansell wrote the score for the film.[12]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 28 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.[15]
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3 stars out of 5, saying, "the performances are all great; they collectively create a directionless storm-cloud of disquiet."[16] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Featuring a large ensemble cast of mostly British faces, this dysfunctional family drama is a departure in tone but not in style, returning Wheatley to his lo-fi social-realist roots."[17] Guy Lodge of Variety called it "one of his best, most fluid films."[5] Ella Kemp of Sight & Sound wrote: "The film takes a while to warm up, but unforgiving writing gives it a deadpan backbone of brilliance."[18]
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