TYRANNOSAUR starring Olivia Colman opens to rave reviews

Following its success at film festivals earlier this year, TYRANNOSAUR, Paddy Considine's first feature film as a director has opened nationwide to rave reviews. The film tells the story of a violent man, Joe (Peter Mullan), who is offered a chance at redemption through his relationship with a charity shop worker, Hannah (Olivia Colman), whose home life with her husband James (Eddie Marsan) may not be as perfect as it outwardly appears. Nadia Stacey was hair and make up designer on the film.

At Sundance 2011, where the film received its world premier, it won World Cinema Special Jury Prize, Dramatic, for Breakout Performance for Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan and World Cinema Directing Award, Dramatic for Paddy Considine.

The film has gone on to win various other festival prizes including   Best Writer/Director  at the Nantucket Film Festival, Outstanding Debut Feature at Munich Film Festival, and The Golden Hitchcock: Grand Jury Prize / Ciné+ Award for Best Film and The  Allianz Award for Best Screenplay at the Dinard British Film Festival.

Olivia Colman picked up the Best Acting Prize and TYRANNOSAUR took Best Film at the Voices Festival of Independent European Cinema

The film has now gone on general UK release and received fantastic opening-weekend reviews.

* * * * The Daily Telegraph - Robbie Collin
"[Colman's] smile could toast marshmallows, and her brave, unguarded performance should (and hopefully will) net her a best actress nomination at the Baftas"

* * * * The Times - Kate Muir
"Colman’s genius comes in slowly letting us beneath her skin"
"it is Colman who provides the revelation, a church mouse turned tiger"

* * * *  The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw
"The performances of Mullan, Colman and Marsan are excellent and create a compelling human drama"

* * * * Empire - Kim Newman
"Colman, in what feels like a career-making performance"
"this character study is as gripping as any hardboiled thriller, delivering emotional content that’ll stay with you for a long time. Highly recommended"

* * * * Total Film - Matt Mueller
"Olivia Colman will blow you away"
"[Tyrannosaur is] a mighty debut with more than one stinging surprise in store"

* * * * Evening Standard - David Sexton
"Olivia Colman, previously best known in comedies like Peep Show, Rev and The Office, revealing herself here to be also a dramatic actress of rare commitment"