Criminal Audition

Criminal Audition is a 2019 British thriller horror film written by Luke Kaile and Samuel Gridley, and directed by Gridley in his feature film debut.[1] The film stars Kaile, Rich Keeble, Rebecca Calienda and Noeleen Comiskey.

Criminal Audition
Film poster
Directed bySamuel Gridley
Produced by
  • Nathaniel Francis
  • Samuel Gridley
  • Luke Kaile
  • Luke Mordue
Written by
  • Luke Kaile
  • Samuel Gridley
Starring
Music by
  • Al Anderson
  • Asa Bennett
CinematographyRichard Osborne
Edited byMike Pike
Production
companies
Blood & Tweed
Mordue Pictures
Muzzle the Pig
Release date
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on 24 August 2019.[2]

Synopsis

An ex-lawyer, William (Rich Keeble) and his team consisting of Ryan (Luke Kaile), Moe (Scott Samain) and Adeline (Angela Peters), run an underworld service providing fake criminals to take on other people's crimes. But a new dangerous client, Ms M (Noeleen Comiskey) turns their world upside down as they face lies, deceit and murder over the course of one night.

Cast
  • Luke Kaile as Ryan
  • Rich Keeble as William
  • Rebecca Calienda as L
  • Noeleen Comiskey as Ms M
  • Cameron Harris as Morris
  • Scott Samain as Moe
  • Blaine Neale as J
  • Ben Scheck as P
  • Jonathan Burteaux as Benoit
  • Angela Peters as Adeline

Production

The film originally started as a play written by Kaile in 2009, before being developed with Gridley into the final screenplay over the following years.[3]

Soon after, Muzzle the Pig and Blood & Tweed joined forces with British production company Mordue Pictures to help finally bring the film to fruition.[4]

Principal photography began in October 2017[5] and took place at the Network Theatre in Waterloo, London,[6] over a period of 15 days.[7]

The official trailer was released on 5 July 2019.[8]

Reception

Sight & Sound featured the film as one of their "10 Human Horror Highlights"[9] while Entertainment Focus included it in its "10 hidden gems you need to see" list.[10]

In a 4/5 review, Luke Ryan Baldock of The Hollywood News praised the script and the acting, calling the film "a genuinely well-crafted feature that utilises its limitations."[11] In his 3.5/5 review for Entertainment Focus, Pip Ellwood-Hughes stated "while not a perfect film, Criminal Audition is a strong statement of intent from two exciting new faces on the horror circuit."[12]

References
  1. "Horror gets real: the limits of fantasy at FrightFest 2019 | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "ARROW VIDEO FRIGHTFEST | CRIMINAL AUDITION". www.frightfest.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 interview: Luke Kaile opens up about taking Criminal Audition from stage to screen". Entertainment Focus. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Criminal Audition on Instagram: "OUR PREMIERE COUNTDOWN - 7 days to go! Wind the clock forward and then there were 4. Luke and Nathaniel joined the team. The script got to…"". Instagram. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Audition, Criminal (23 October 2017). "Day #1 has begun on Criminal Audition. With 3 weeks to go, let's do this. #criminalauditionpic.twitter.com/4z9dhiKy64". @CrimAudition. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. CRIMINAL AUDITION - FRIGHTFEST 2019 INTERVIEW, retrieved 26 August 2019
  7. "Feature Film Criminal Audition to Premiere on April 2nd | Camera Hire, Lenses, TV Crew | Procam UK, NYC". www.procam.tv. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. CRIMINAL AUDITION Official Trailer (2019) Horror, Thriller Movie, retrieved 26 August 2019
  9. "Horror gets real: the limits of fantasy at FrightFest 2019 | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  10. "Arrow Video FrightFest 2019: 10 hidden gems you need to see". Entertainment Focus. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  11. Baldock, Luke Ryan. "'Criminal Audition' Review: Dir. Samuel Gridley [Frightfest 2019] | THN". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. "Arrow Video FrightFest 2019: Criminal Audition review". Entertainment Focus. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.


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