A dynamite cast gets boozy during this dinner-from-hell drama from director Sally Potter.

Weve all seen movies like Sally PottersThe Partybefore.

What sets this iteration apart, though, are the attendees.

The Party (2018)KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS as JANET

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The dinner party in question is a celebration to congratulate Scott Thomas Janet on a recent political promotion.

But her husband, Spalls hangdog Bill, looks utterly defeated.

Then the guests start arriving one step ahead of the storm clouds.

Then theres Martha (Jones) and Jinny (Mortimer), a lesbian couple trying to have kids.

Needless to say, the gun makes an appearance.

Not that theres anything particularly nuanced in all of the door-slamming, lacerating Noel Cowardness of it all.