_J_'s Journal: TIFF 10 - 09/10 - A Night for Dying Tigers

A Night for Dying Tigers is director Terry Miles' meditation on jaded excesses and troubled interactions of a quartet of siblings. The eldest is about to go off to jail which forms the pretext for an evening of eating, drinking, fucking, hate, and love. There are no innocents in this movie and all the performances are good. Most of the action takes place in the family home - soon to be sold off - which acts as a character in the show. The writing and editing were good, not great, as was the directing. Overall I enjoyed the film but it lacked that final 10% to put it over the top.

7/10.