McAvoy is definitely the go-to guy for the tortured soul roll. Amazing performance. Intense film, but not for the socially squeamish.

Too much! Mcavoy is brilliant. There are some laugh out loud moments. It's never boring. But...it is a little...too much.

Problem was I love him as an actor in all of his movies especially as professor X but when I saw him while he was high he tried to molest that young underage girl I turned the movie off and haven't watched him since. He could of not done that or maybe just talked to her but not tried to get in her pants. Made me sick to my stomach. So it really wad Filth.

James' performace was unbelievably great, 100% awards-worthy.

**Spoilers** The first 40 minute of this film are great, but as the protagonist's life starts spiraling downward so does the film overall.

It's truly great for all the wrong reasons. If anything, watch it just to have it under your belt, whether that's the one on your pants or… around your neck.

Excellent film. McAvoys acting was sensational.

Rough and ready but a little disjointed at times. Great cast and even better soundtrack!

I shouldn't have expected goodness to come from a movie titled "Filth." James McAvoy plays Detective Bruce Robertson, an absolutely revolting disgrace to any human claiming to be man. Within the first thirty minutes, he is sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl for information, a victim of a pedophile they had arrested in a hallway (shoe fit well, Bruce?) while on the hunt for the murderers of a Japanese college student. He sexually assaults at least one other woman (I believe two or three to be exact) on top of murdering, regularly assaulting, and all-around asshole-ing all over the city in search of this perpetrator. His descent into madness is one to behold– he does not wallow in pity in the darkness of his apartment. He takes it out on those around him, sinking his own ship with massive explosions and taking everyone around him down with it. Because of his clear mental illness, the end of the movie was obviously designed to make the viewer feel a twinge of sympathy for Bruce, a specimen of evil that walks in the real world every day, not just in film. For me, however, the ending was satisfactory, worthwhile, and certainly deserved. A bit hilarious as well. They also never came back to the storyline about the poor Japanese student. The cops did speak to his killers, though they never got an arrest– not with Bruce's help, at least. They completely did away with that the same time Bruce's mental health began to decline. Not recommended for those without strong stomachs when it comes to sexual abuse, physical abuse, fighting, domestic violence, suicide, and death. Pretty much anything horrible can be found in this film. Happy watching.

McAvoy's best performance to date! Although obnoxious at times with it's execution, 'Filth' winks just enough at the audience to prevent it's very dark/sinical nature from being completely depressing. Good writing as well as solid performances from the supporting cast are welcome, but it's the outrageously stellar McAvoy that carries the film - grounding every human emotion in a gut-wrenching realism that sticks with you for years to come. Not to mention the film is outright hilarious at times.

Schmutz ist ein schottischer Film von Jon S. Baird. Der Film basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Roman von Irvine Welsh. In dieser rasiermesserscharfen schwarzen Komödie spielt James McAvoy einen Edinburgher Polizisten mit exzentrischen, übertriebenen Verhaltensweisen. James McAvoy ist in der Rolle des Identitätsgestörten Bruce Robertson einfach grandios.

A simple way of describing this movie is that it's a stream of scummery and self-loathing wrapped in a mystery of what is actually wrong with James McAvoy and what kind of roleplay he needs to perform to save his marriage. For some, the script trying to pull on strings towards the end might seem pointless for such a callous person, but the ending reaffirms the theme of internal misery. It's all wrapped up in an amusing Scottish repartee that is a joy to listen to. McAvoy's nerotic/bipolar acting is incredible, even if he goes overboard in some places, making it difficult to believe that anyone in his circle would have ever trusted him. The other minor complaint is the permeating blue tint and indoor sets where the lighting outside is way too bright, making every interior shot look so nettling.

this starts out as kind of fun, but it's full of homophobic jokes that don't feel like they are there to make you dislike the protagonist. i enjoyed some of it, but by the end it felt narrow and immature, especially that the twist appears to portray trans people as mentally ill maniacs. the ending was especially distasteful when it could have offered a chance at redemption. as some of the reviews have said, it's supposed to be "pitch black" in terms of it's themes, but it ends up instead being a shallow interpretation of the world from a shortsighted and narcissistic man's perspective. because macavoy [spoiler]s himself at the end, there truly is no character development or exploration in the film. it's violent, perverse, and sometimes funny, but there isn't any point to it.

Has aged well. The real Trainspotting 2

What a fun movie. Mcavoy plays a great role as a loony cop on his downhill slide. Supporting cast lives up to the story. Sorry it had to end.

One of best movies I've ever seen

Explosive acting by James McAvoy that exists in a -yes- filthy atmosphere that never really got me.

A hard to watch movie. Certainly not entertaining, but it's worth seeing thanks to James McAvoy's incredible performance.

Primero que todo, nunca he leído el libro y ahora lo haré, que final, me encanto todo lo mostrado en esta película, la actuación de James McAvoy fue tremenda, una de las mejores actuaciones que he visto de el sin duda. Bruce es la persona mas repugnante que puede existir, mal intencionado, malvado, porquería, y ese personaje es el claro ejemplo de una mente enferma y perturbada, a veces se necesitan este tipo de personas en el mundo para poder apreciar lo bueno que tenemos, buscar ayuda profesional nunca esta de mas. Nada es lo que parece. Same Rules Apply.

Excellent dark comedy drama and James McAvoy at his finest, despite the nature of his character you can't help but like him.