The Party's Just Beginning

The Party's Just Beginning

Directed by Karen Gillan

Produced by Mt. Hollywood Films, Synchronicity Films

201891 min6.2 / 10

A raw, intimate portrait of grief and self-destruction in the depths of winter, where dark comedy and despair coexist without resolution.

In a bleak Inverness midwinter, Luisaidh is careening off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex, chips and a belief in the power of positive drinking. Surrounded by bittersweet memories, she struggles to find someone to talk to or some reason to make life worthwhile at the most stressful time of the year.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Party's Just Beginning sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does The Party's Just Beginning end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.

  • Is The Party's Just Beginning easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Party's Just Beginning violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Party's Just Beginning scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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