What Richard Did
Richard seems to have everything with a beautiful lover, many good friends and graduates from a famous high school. Unfortunately, the life of him changes absolutely after a drunken brawl which leads him to terrible consequences.
6 May 1964, Gladsaxe, Denmark
23 July 1960, Dublin, Ireland
16 February 1987, Dublin, Ireland
1944, Dublin, Ireland
18 April 1974, Dublin, Ireland
January 22, 2013
It is a familiar story, but one handled with subtly and compassion.
January 17, 2013
With brilliant economy Abrahamson implies that in the case of his nation, as with his film's protagonist, all that glitters is not gold.
January 15, 2013
Not only is this Irish drama sharply well written and directed, but it also features a jaw-dropping breakout performance by young Irish actorJack Reynor.
May 08, 2013
Isn't shocking in obvious ways, preferring to stun the audience with an authentic atmosphere of guilt and indecision, investing in the frustration of delayed response over unapologetic manipulation.
May 07, 2013
[Feels] like a Bergman homage without earning the clunky label "Bergmanesque."
December 09, 2013
Newcomer Jack Reynor gives a startling, star-making performance in the slow-burn Irish drama What Richard Did... Consider this indie his Queens Boulevard, if you will.
May 07, 2013
A satisfyingly knotted moral fable with some very memorable performances, including a fine piece of charismatic brooding from Reynor.
May 10, 2013
Abrahamson's penetrating film asks - and does not answer - whether one viciously criminal moment is an aberration, or whether it reveals the weak, shabby person who was there all along.
April 25, 2013
The film's structure as a character study helps to subtly underscore the flawed justifications of a privileged kid's thought patterns and unchallenged value system.
May 09, 2013
Mr. Reynor's portrayal of this man-child is an extraordinary screen performance in which his face registers all the conflicting emotions gripping Richard. We see every layer of him, from the scared inner child to the suave, entitled ladies' man.
January 22, 2013
A low-key but compelling morality tale.
May 15, 2013
You may be shocked by your own reactions to "what Richard did," but you won't soon forget the movie in which he did them.
