Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s latest offering is a heartwarming and heartbreaking story of love, reflection and healing all rolled into one.This is one of those pictures that’s just about perf...
Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s latest offering is a heartwarming and heartbreaking story of love, reflection and healing all rolled into one.This is one of those pictures that’s just about perfect in virtually every regard thanks to its stringent adherence to authenticity in the writing and the portrayals of its positively stellar cast. Andrew Scott gives a brilliant performance. With a simple facial expression, he can tell an entire story. It is a genuinely moving and touching tale of a 30-something lonely gay Londoner and his budding relationship with a mysterious new beau, an involvement very much influenced by the protagonist’s relationship with his own past, most notably his involvement with his parents. It’s also a production that will likely surprise viewers in myriad ways, defying expectations and telling a story that’s anything but apparent from what’s in its promotional trailer. Add to these attributes a sensitively chosen soundtrack and some surprisingly innovative cinematography, and you’ve got one helluva fine movie.