Sorry We Missed You

Yes, the film is miserable and depressing, but it's supposed to be. This is reality for many, and it's not meant to offer easy viewing. Ken Loach does what he does best, and makes us face the reality that is faced by so many. Watch it, and be a little kinder to the next Amazon delivery guy who comes to your door.

I loathe most films about poverty that shove social issues in your face, but this one makes a noteworthy exception. The cinematography is essential but at the same far from turning everything into a cheap mockumentary. Instead, you can see that it's an actual film with carefully constructed scenes and dialogues. The natural performances and overall bleak mood made "Sorry We Missed You" one of those rare films that manage to define social problems without sounding preachy or overly sentimental. Drama gets a little heavy-handed in the second half, but it's never to the point it shows a lack of taste.

Modern slavery. Amazon style. Ken Loach and Paul Laverty portray the seedier side of our society. Like "I, Daniel Blake" (2016) and "My name is Joe" (1998), another masterpiece about survival. Live to have no life. The characters find no respite. The worst is yet to come. The wife's call to the slave boss is a cry of despair. But despair does not feed. There are movies that hit the stomach. This one beats it up.

This s was depressing. Be sure you're in the right state of mind before you watch this. I went it in blind and I probably wouldn't have if I had known.

This movie is so good it will make your grandma grab a knife and walk straight to the nearest billionnaire