Wicked Little Letters

Name: Wicked Little Letters
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Comedy, Crime
Released: March 29, 2024
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Alisha Weir, Anjana Vasan, Eileen Atkins, Gemma Jones, Hugh Skinner

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: March 29, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Alisha Weir, Anjana Vasan, Eileen Atkins, Gemma Jones, Hugh Skinner, Jason Watkins, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Lolly Adefope, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall

Summary: A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith andA 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.… Expand

Director: Thea Sharrock

Genre(s): Drama, History, Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Wendy Ide

Sep 10, 2023

Whether or not there’s a factual basis to the story, it’s undeniably an absolute blast. Read full review

Esther Zuckerman

Sep 14, 2023

Ultimately, Wicked Little Letters turns out to be not much of a whodunnit—frankly, you can probably guess now and get it right. But the lack of a real mystery doesn't really matter when Buckley and Colman are as delightful to watch as they are in this film. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Mar 29, 2024

Wicked Little Letters is a really effective British mystery, spiked with the comedy of a real caper, with sneaky people bicycling down lanes, or literally crouching in the bushes staring at a mailbox. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Feb 21, 2024

Sadly, the film runs out of steam as it develops into a detective story with a solution that will surprise nobody. Read full review

IndieWire Jourdain Searles

Sep 14, 2023

As the film’s themes announce themselves again and again, it weakens the mystery. The film seems to be yelling at us who the culprit is while hoping we remain engaged by mugging and hijinks alone. Read full review

Nicholas Quah

Mar 29, 2024

Wicked Little Letters delights in its naughtiness, but it really should’ve embraced its perversion. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Sep 10, 2023

There’s something equally impressive and depressing about the squandered potential of misfiring period comedy Wicked Little Letters, a joyless waste of cast, premise and setting. Read full review

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