Michael Winterbotton's latest follows in the footsteps carved with in-yer-face controversy of his previous films. Thankfully (or, depending on your taste, unfortunately) there are no ejaculating penises in sight here. But the misery, pain, and an unapologetically pessimistic worldview in which characters get tangled up in their futile dysfunction, are still present. And they form the backbone of the 'most-controversial-film-of-the-year'.
