KILL YOUR DARLINGS **

John Krokidas' film"Kill Your Darlings" deals with a little-known about incident in the early lives of the writers Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs when their friend and associate Lucien Carr killed his mentor and lover David Kammerer. It's a surprisingly gripping tale thanks in large part to Korkidas' superb direction and some very fine performances, in particular from that brilliant young actor Dane DeHaan as Carr and a surprisingly mature Daniel Radcliffe as Ginsberg, finally putting Harry Potter to bed once and for all. Perhaps what's most surprising is just how much this film draws you in considering there's no-one you can really empathise with; everyone comes across as narcissistic and rather unpleasant but the film is so well-made that hardly matters. I doubt that even Harry Potter's grown-up followers will find much to relate to here but for a discerning audience this is well worth seeking out.