Deborah Ross

Stephen Graham drives this terrific, relentless, one-take film: Boiling Point reviewed

It also has to be the most stressful film of the year

A little powerhouse of a fella, who now serves as a kitemark: Stephen Graham as Andy in Boiling Point. 
issue 08 January 2022

Boiling Point is a single-take drama set during a busy service at a London restaurant and it has to be the most stressful film of the year. I realise it’s early days, but if a more stressful film comes along I would be most surprised. If this film were a recipe, the first instruction would read: ‘Nerves, shred.’

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