“Here we go, it’s ‘High-Rise,’ it’s a big building, there’s lots of sex, violence, swear words, adult content, dancing and it’s J.G. Ballard.”
Director Ben Wheatley’s introduction to the highly anticipated world premiere of “High-Rise” was in no way misleading. That is very much the film that unfolded. The packed-house crowd at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre was hit like a stun-gun by the film’s ferocious, unrelenting energy.
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Adapted by screenwriter Amy Jump – Jump and Wheatley share a title card in the end credits and also co-edited the film – from the 1975 novel by J.