Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary school, jokes like a vaudevillian, agrees to waitress a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 29, 2005
Stats: 155 reviews
What initially comes across as an absurd comedy is actually a sensitive and socially aware study of relationships within a family. This is a very funny film, but it manages to tap into all aspects of the emotional spectrum and works as a drama as well. All of the performances are...( read more)
I really liked the relationship between the twin sisters and how this developed over the course of the film. They were both played brillantly and the parents performances added to this made a great film of the trials and tribulations of family life. Some familar faces looking ver...( read more)
This is a great movie. Jane Horrocks is excellent in it. Funny while being sad at the same time. Must watch it again sometime.
The kind of quietly beautiful little modern English slice-of-life story which Mike Leigh does best, looking at the day-to-day life of a lower-middle-class family who make up in heart what they lack in material riches. Not nearly as painful as it sounds, as it is heartbreakingly h...( read more)
Some awesome moments and a fascinating story, but I felt there was too many distractions or at least too much time taken getting to it - like a massive detailed frame surrounding a little tiny picture, that although beautiful, is almost lost in the frame.
Thank God that we've got Mike Leigh! An excellent movie by an excellent director!
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