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This is a touching film - when the dad hugs his son before he leaves home is particularly affecting. I'm 24 this month and I last saw my father when I was 16. There is a lot of water under our bridge - so much that the bridge gave way - my choice was sink or swim and I swam and am still swimming which is why I haven't seen him. However, with time, I have come to realize how much alike we are and that I miss the conversations we had. It's a shame we missed all these years and that I can't share my thoughts with him now when he's needed most. This movie will get a range of reviews but I appreciated it. V. Karam (oldest of my dad's five kids and his only daughter - love you dad)
8/10
4.8.2008 -
vaniawinston@ - age: 26-35
A wonderful film on a difficult subject. The acting was great. It is a film to make you think.
7/10
4.8.2008 -
kellybeatonfilm@ - age: 36-49
This is a very sensitive, very intelligent film performed by a stellar cast. Jim Broadbent as the father is at the top of his game which has been consistant and inpired all along. Great movie for adults. The characters are very well defined and far from the cliche. A great surprise... not really considering the cast.
9/10
30.6.2008 -
lambert_john@ - age: 50+
A true reflection , complete with humour and pathos of a situation facing millions of us "baby boomers". Great cast also.
8/10
30.6.2008 -
iris,corrigan@ - age: 50+
[ATTENTION: This review reveals content of the movie.]
(Some of) these reviews are what's wrong with the Internet—if the bad guy doesn't die at the end it's a 1 out of 10 from every newly brilliant critic. It wasn't perfect, but it was a fairly satisfying look at losing someone you've grown up with. It's an unusual case where flashback aren't just lazy scripting. Some of the motifs are obvious (mirrors=duplicity. Mind blowing!) But mostly it's playing around Freud's notions of mourning and melancholia. If you're looking for a summer popcorn movie, yes, you will be disappointed. But if you need a break, there's more thought in this movie than 90 per cent of what's in theatres right now.
7/10
25.6.2008 -
joecorp@ - age: 18-25
I didn't like it at all. Characters are weak and it's mostly mindless dribble. Stay away at all costs.
2/10
18.6.2008 -
doubledoc@ - age: 26-35
Oh, GAWD! This is a bad movie. Too scattered all over the place. The story is so complicated and convoluted that it doesn't make sense most of the time. It will not win any awards except one for boredom. By far, not worth the price of the ticket. Stay away from this shlock and dribble.
2/10
18.6.2008 -
jilljustleft@ - age: 18-25
This is life. In some instances difficult to face. The father/son relationship is the story and in the end all wounds are healed. Not a North American movie! To be a small masterpiece it couldn't possibly be. See it if you are an intelligent, human being.
8/10
17.6.2008 -
peterh@ - age: 50+
Good Father's Day type of movie. If you are having problems with your father or with your son, you just might want to see this.
7/10
17.6.2008 -
jeems1958@ - age: 50+
This movie is well worth seeing so I disagree with the previous viewer's comments. There is an awful of lot of back and forth in the story given all the flashbacks. Just the same there is enough complexity between the father and son characters to redeem this somewhat bumpy script. Jim Broadbent is an amazing powerhouse of a talent in his role as the Dad.
7/10
17.6.2008 -
altwein@ - age: 50+
This is a true story. So what? This does not lend any more credibility to the story so why mention it? It's not like we have never heard or read about a family dealing with a terminal illness of a loved one. The characters are very shallow and we are left with a lot of staring one at another. Why don't they say what they feel? This is a great "how not to" for psychology majors or a good example of a dysfunctional family. This movie sucks. What is going on in the film industry these days?
2/10
14.6.2008 -
mikejustlefttheroom@ - age: 36-49
This is not a good film at all. The only redeeming quality is the nice English countryside. The story is a good one, but the characters aren't developed so you have to try and guess what will happen next. There is no confrontation between father and son. This coud have been a great movie. Save your money.
2/10
14.6.2008 -
joeljustleft@ - age: 26-35
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