10 Greatest Opening Shots From Recent Movies
1. Boiling Point
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Yet perhaps the most truly fascinating "opening" shot of any movie released this past year appears in Philip Barantini's astonishing drama Boiling Point.
The film, which takes place entirely inside a swanky London restaurant as head chef Andy's (Stephen Graham) life and career begin to unravel, was shot in a single 90-minute take.
More to the point, this is a real "one-r" that was shot legitimately without any sneaky digital joins, requiring the large ensemble cast - including dozens of extras as restaurant patrons - to hit their markers perfectly for the entire movie's runtime.
The result is nothing short of incredible. Stephen Graham and his co-stars are fantastic as the put-upon members of this restaurant on a particularly busy and stressful evening, while Barantini's camera smoothly travels from table to bar to kitchen with a gliding efficiency.
While it might be a little bit of a cheat to call it an opening shot considering it's the only shot in the entire movie, Boiling Point is a daring feat of high-wire filmmaking that absolutely needs to be seen.
Anyone who's ever held a cinema camera will tell you that the stamina required to execute something this complex for so long is basically superhuman.