I Came By

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I Came By movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert)

There are some fun performances and clever themes in I Came By, two things that elevate it above a lot of the product coming out of the Netflix Thriller ...

“I Came By” is undeniably well-composed and entertaining enough for its missteps to be overlooked most of the time. “I Came By” shifts protagonists here to Toby’s mother (Kelly Macdonald), who grows increasingly concerned that her 23-year-old son has disappeared off the face of the earth. There’s an element of “I Came By” that isn’t so much about what happens behind closed doors as it is about how often powerful people can get away with murder in plain sight. This leads him to the home of a former judge named Hector Blake ( With his buddy Jay ( [Percelle Ascott](/cast-and-crew/percelle-ascott)), Toby breaks into expensive homes and tags a wall with the phrase “I Came By.” Why? [Babak Anvari](/cast-and-crew/babak-anvari)’s “I Came By,” a mostly effective potboiler that has the opposite problem of so many mini-series on the streaming service in that it has a TV season worth of ideas crammed into its runtime.

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I Came By (2022) – Review | Netflix Thriller | Heaven of Horror (Heaven of Horror)

I CAME BY on Netflix is a new thriller from the award-winning writer and director Babak Anvari. This one has many surprises. Full Review >

As his best friend, we see Percelle Ascott ( [The Innocents](https://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/the-innocents-netflix/)) who plays a huge part in his life. For a while, I Came By is mostly a visually stunning drama and social commentary with something sinister lurking in the background. [Under the Shadow](https://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/under-the-shadow-horror-movie/)). There is especially one moment in a scene with Hugh Bonneville that shook me to my core. A rebellious young graffiti artist targets the homes of London’s wealthy elite. [Marrowbone](https://www.heavenofhorror.com/reviews/marrowbone-2018/) when I see him on screen in these thriller or horror movies. Having the charming and kind-looking Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) play the role of a former judge, who is now accused of terrible things, is perfect. It will shock and surprise you again and again. Also, he did co-write the story for this one with Namsi Khan who only had TV series writing credits prior to this feature film. Especially due to the one constant which is a source of pure dread and terror. You’ll want to avoid all spoilers and just check it out for yourself as soon as you can. The focus simply switches from one to the next and it works remarkably well.

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I Came By (2022) Movie Review - A conglomerate cocktail of better ... (The Review Geek)

Oh and a big ol' dollop of questionable plotting too. Armed with an incredibly unlikable protagonist, a tired and rehashed “rich VS poor” theme and a final act ...

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I Came By (2022) Ending Explained - What does Toby find in ... (The Review Geek)

There's a graffiti artist out there terrorizing people's homes, breaking in and leaving the note “I Came By” scrawled across the walls.

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I Came By cast: Who stars in the new Netflix thriller? (Metro)

I Came By is a brand new film from Netflix. Starring Hugh Bonneville and Kelly MacDonald, it releases midway through this week (August 31).

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'I Came By' Trailer – Babak Anvari's New Movie Just Hit Netflix Today! (Bloody Disgusting)

Netflix has a way of under-promoting their exclusive and original movies, especially when it comes to international horror, and that's definitely been the.

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I Came By Trailer: Babak Anvari's Latest Is Ready To Thrill You On ... (/FILM)

The latest movie from Two & Two, Under the Shadow, and Wounds director Babak Anvari is now streaming on Netflix.

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Will there be a I Came By 2? Here's what we know about a sequel: (The Review Geek)

I Came By is the latest thriller movie on Netflix, centering on the exploits of Toby, his best friend Jay and Liz. Together, they find themselves entangled ...

Would you like to see a sequel to I Came By? A sequel could see Jay on the run with Naz trying to escape from Detective Ella, who wants to bring him in for questioning. At the time of writing, there is no news of a sequel to I Came By. Not only that, but the cast would need to find time in their busy schedules to take on this project too. Hugh Bonneville’s character is a massive part of this universe though and he has a pretty packed scheduled, with the prolific actor at various stages for 4 separate movie projects. However, should Netflix decide to renew this one, it’s fair to say story, production and filming would all need to be commenced and booked in before we even look at a specific time for a sequel.

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Stream It Or Skip It: 'I Came By' on Netflix, a Sturdy Serial Killer ... (Decider)

The Gist: Toby (MacKay) and Jay (Ascott) practice antidisestablishmentarianism by breaking into the homes of rich and influential people and tagging their ...

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The change that Solidarity promoted was not the change that came ... (TVP World)

Solidarity “was utterly defeated by the Solidarity government itself, which imposed a form of very extreme capitalism,” Maurice Glasman said.

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I Came By: The Mystery-Thriller Film Debuted on Netflix ... (Transcontinental Times)

I CAME BY is a dark thriller starring Hugh Bonneville, George Mackay, Kelly Macdonald, and Percelle Ascott. In select cinemas 19 August and on Netflix 31 August ...

Netflix revealed the trailer of the film on August 1, 2022. The actor is widely popular for his work in the Academy Award-winning film 1917. The mystery-thriller feature stars George MacKay in the forefront.

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I Came By: Netflix Horror's Ending Offers a Glimmer of Hope (Den of Geek)

Netflix's social thriller I Came By carries a bleak message, but the ending gives us hope, and that's important.

His last victim is alive, the evidence is overwhelming and Blake will finally go down. Our protagonist is killed in the first half of the movie (we don’t know this for sure until a bit later), his body is cremated and flushed down the toilet. With his basement shenanigans compromised, Blake has packed up and moved house, leaving no obvious evidence pointing to what happened to Liz. His mother can’t get justice despite mounting evidence that Blake is the one who has (or at least knows the whereabouts of) her son. His commitment has to be to his family. As with her son, when Liz attempts to help, Blake kills both her and Omid. It’s not clear if he’s had victims before the man that Toby finds, but it would appear that Blake’s MO is to capture and keep a prisoner to torture (and god knows what else, but there are very clear sexual undertones here – Bonneville playing against type is leeringly creepy, softly spoken and proper in a way that makes your skin crawl). Blake’s colonialist father (Toby references this earlier in the movie) hired a young Parsi man called Ravi as a ‘helper’ who he eventually took under his wing and then into his bed, usurping his wife and son, who he abandoned, eventually leading to his mother’s suicide – Blake was the first to find his dead mum. Omid wont go to the police because of his fear of how that will affect his application. When Toby breaks into Blake’s house he sees the guy beaten and half naked, and returns with the hope of rescuing him. He is the public face of fairness and equality for all. Possibly because of his memories of Ravi and his terrible racist father.

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Netflix's I Came By: fans left seriously divided by Hugh Bonneville's ... (HELLO!)

Netflix's new movie I Came By starring Hugh Bonneville has divided audience members. See what viewers had to say…

Upon Toby entering the sprawling mansion, he soon discovers that the famous Hector Blake may have some secrets to hide. He eventually comes across the home of a well-connected and prestigious high court judge, Sir Hector Blake (Hugh Bonneville), who specialises in serious crimes. A third wrote: "@Netflix 'I Came By' what an amazing UK film. A third added: "This primitive movie is like watching a movie for a graduation project!! One person said: "Started off sort of okay, but so many plotholes and your judge hasn't even got a single camera or ring doorbell #ICameBy #netflix." The film, which is also available to watch in select cinemas in the UK, sees [Downton Abbey](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/downton-abbey/)'s [Hugh Bonneville](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/hugh-bonneville/) lead the cast alongside other big names including Kelly Macdonald and George Mackay.

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I Came By Film review: Graffiti warriors on the loose (Jewish Chronicle)

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville stars in this London-set thriller about two street artists' quest to get their own back on the city's wealthy elite.

In 2016, writer-director Babak Anvari won a BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer for his film Under The Shadows. They often spray the words “I came by”. At loggerheads wIth his widowed middle-class mum (Macdonald) and let down by his only friend, Toby decides to carry out his mission, but soon discovers a secret about Sir Hector, one with consequences for Toby.

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'I Came By' Characters "Toby" And "Jay," Explained - How Did Toby ... (Digital Mafia Talkies)

In Babak Anvari's latest crime-thriller, "I Came By," two rebel-minded graffiti writers who consider themselves the "New Generation Robin Hood" break into ...

So, his poorly built plan to expose the sins of St. Blake leads him to die in the end. He leaves a letter from Blake’s letter box in Toby’s cupboard so that Lizzie can report Hector to the police. Naz informs him about Hector’s presence at his former school’s Tercentenary event, which leads Jay to follow him from there. The importance of his family to him becomes more precious to him than his friendship. The aimless protest of Toby that he had been performing for so long, he sees fit to bring this last fight to a successful conclusion. Now Jay feels a bit of guilt for giving up on Toby, which prompts him to exact his true revenge on Hector. Meanwhile, as Jay is unable to communicate with Naz about everything happening in his life, Naz leaves him. Having the least importance to the concept of family, Toby forces Jay to join him in his pointless protest. Finally, Jay breaks into a sleeping Hector’s room in the middle of the night, and while a big commotion starts between them, Jay defeats him in a fight, handing him over to the police. So Toby has to break into his home the next night to catch him by himself, which leads to him facing his impending death. Toby is revolted, but his motives are unclear to the viewers.

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I Came By Review: A Murky Thriller That Diverges Too Much (MovieWeb)

Starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville, I Came By plots out a class struggle with sinister undertones.

Would they still believe the individual who came to light with these accusations—even if they were considered to be a criminal who broke into people’s homes for information, his art, and held beliefs against the mainstream norm? One of the key highlights of I Came By is its performances, specifically by Hugh Bonneville. I Came By’s biggest problem is that while it offers critical commentary about the world as we know it today, it fails to go beyond a superficial level. Would one be able to believe the extent of their crimes if they were exposed to the world? This question is a classic riff on the theme that everything is not as it seems, and Anvari takes it down a twisting route. Juxtaposed against Toby, a scrawny young man with a penchant for actively breaking the law, there is quite a bit of underlying commentary about the state of society and law enforcement. I Came By morphs into something completely different than what it started as, adding commentary about how the rich and powerful can get away with anything they desire—as long as they have the right connections. Now filled with a sense of duty towards his unborn child, he wants to call it quits with the graffiti operation in hopes that one day, he will be able to raise his child instead of potentially ending up in jail if he continues with Toby. I Came By borrows elements from his previous work, weaving together a piece that not only is psychological but a product of the world the characters live inside of and the circumstances that led them down a certain path. He had a successful career in law that advocated for those often underrepresented in the legal arena, and it is this detail that originally sets him up as a likable character in the short term. As Toby breaks into Blake’s home and discovers a secret buried within the depths of the basement, he decides on a new mission: he is going to get to the bottom of who and what Blake is, even if he now has to do it alone. Of course, he does not do it alone—his accomplice in crime is a childhood best friend, Jay (Ascott).

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I Came By ending explained: Who is the prisoner in [SPOILER]'s ... (Netflix Life)

Netflix's dark new serial killer thriller I Came By will keep you hooked. Need help understanding the ending? Spoilers ahead.

Jay attacks Hector, and the two get into a violent scuffle that ends with Jay freeing Hector’s latest captive. With all the disappearances and police intrigue, Hector flees his old home and moves away. Some viewers might have mistakenly thought the prisoner at the beginning of the movie and the one at the end were the same man, but they are two different guys. The first victim Toby finds is just one of several people Hector has kidnapped and tormented over the years. While inside Hector Blake’s house to graffiti the walls, Toby stumbles upon a horrific discovery in Hector’s basement. I Came By is a dark story rooted in class warfare.

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I Came By review – a wicked turn by Bonneville (Ready Steady Cut)

Talk about changing up a dramatic and family-friendly filmography. I Came By, a new horror thriller by director Babak Anvari, allows Hugh Bonneville to be seen ...

However, I enjoyed the “transitions” of how the story evolves. I Came By is a giant metaphor for how greed can treat,”…your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” While not getting into spoilers, the story may be a bit formulaic. Written by Anvari and co-writer Namsi Khan (Humans), it follows Toby (1917‘s George McKay) and Jay (Percelle Ascott), who make political statements by spraying graffiti on the walls of the wealthy elite with the phrase, I Came By. Anvari and Khan’s script is not your typical game of cat and mouse. The judge then puts them in the panic room, torturing them with a homemade paddle, and I can only assume he says off camera, “Case dismissed,” every time he takes a swing. I Came By, a new horror thriller by director Babak Anvari, allows Hugh Bonneville to be seen in a new light.

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'I Came By' Character "Saint Hector Blake," Explained - How Did He ... (Digital Mafia Talkies)

The phrase "The keeper is the eater" has become a conventional demeanor of crime thriller movies, and Babak Anvari's latest "I Came By" is another addition ...

He portrays his invincibility when Toby tries to send the police to his house. Hector Blake’s fake sainthood, shrouded in the dark shadows of racism and classism, is exposed to blindfolded law. That being said, as Hector ages and his madness grows, it is conceivable that Ravi is crushed to death, perhaps accelerating the development of Hector’s inner monster. When Jay follows him from that school to his house, the two get into a heated fight, but eventually, Jay overpowers and handcuffs him to hand him over to the law. However, Omid is not able to escape; instead, he is imprisoned in the dungeon by the threats of Hector withholding his citizenship, the result of which we know is death. When Toby arrives at Hector’s mysterious bungalow to paint his graffiti tag, he is alarmed to learn the truth by peeking into a red door behind a cupboard in Blake’s basement. But something gruesome he saw in Blake’s basement inspires him to break into his house the next night. But luckily, Omid survives by getting away from the window, while Lizzie out there comes to his aid. When Jay, already working at his house, takes a photo of the system control on Blake’s study table and sends it to Toby, Toby does the rest of the research, thinking Hector’s sanctity is just a PR stunt. Hector’s duplicity prompts Toby to protest in his own way. Hector Blake, played by Hugh Bonneville, is a former high court judge whose house has demonic pastimes preserved in the basement. This story is about two young wannabe-Robin Hood graffiti artists who break into rich men’s houses and paint the titular graffiti tag on their price-possessed walls to give off a little scaremongering vibe in the capitalist mind.

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