22 July Review: 5 Ups & 4 Downs

1. It's The Lesser Of The Two July 22 Movies

There are in fact two movies based on Breiveik's attack being released this year, and though Greengrass' version is sure to win all the headlines, Erik Poppe's Utøya - July 22 is the decidedly better of the pair.

Having earned strong acclaim on the festival circuit, the movie focuses singularly on the 72-minute attack itself, unfolding over a mind-boggling single take.

Breivik himself is featured in just a few scattered shots, and rather than grant him or his ideology any oxygen whatsoever, the focus is placed squarely on the victims and survivors. Oh, and it's an entirely Norwegian production spoken in actual Norwegian.

In terms of writing, direction and performances, it's a far more powerful and unflinching dramatisation, yet one that's sadly going to fall on deaf ears compared to this far broader effort.

So, 22 July may not be among Paul Greengrass' better movies, but it's still bracingly effective to a point. Here's everything it gets right...