Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley star in a true story about women over town receiving obscene scandalous letters. Those letters’ consequences will eventually unfold in Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters and this is, simply put, one of the most outrageously entertaining and enjoyable movies of the year.
The movie focuses on neighbours and at one point, friendly at that. These neighbours are Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). Tensions flare as they live explicitly different styles of life. Rose is a free spirit who uses a dictionary’s worth of colourful language, while Edith is a strictly Christian woman who is easily offended and put off. One day, things take a turn for the worst between the two neighbours, and the following day, an incredibly rude letter found its way to Edith. Eventually, this becomes a police matter, and Rose is the accused. A merry band of friends and acquaintances take it upon themselves to prove Rose’s innocence before she loses custody of her daughter.
The performances in Wicked Little Letters, but specifically both Olivia Colman (this is her glorious return to comedy, thank God) and Jessie Buckley, are what shine throughout the film. The supporting cast is also exquisite but Colman and Buckley have audiences erupting with laughter and they bring so much heart throughout this hilarious and wild true story. Wicked Little Letters is the wicked little movie that audiences won’t be able to stop talking about.
- Rated: NR
- Genre: Comedy
- Release Date: 9/9/2023
- Directed by: Thea Sharrock
- Starring: Anjana Vasan, Gemma Jones, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Malachi Kirby, Olivia Colma, Timothy Spall
- Produced by: Anna Hintzen, Ed Sinclair, Graham Broadbent, Jo Wallett, Olivia Colman Peter Czernin
- Written by: Jonny Sweet
- Studio: Comedy
