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Anne Marie Timoney, Benedict Wong, Billy Boyd, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives
When Frank (Peter Mullan) loses his job at the docks, he quickly realizes that, at age 55, he's too old to start a new career but too young to simply stop working. Despondent about his life and past m...( read more
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Id: 10891596
This film should have continued with the bleakness that it displayed in the first 5 minutes because it soon descended into stupid comedy which, inevitably, turns it into a 'This year?s Full Monty' film. I thought the direction was very good. The mood in the first few scenes made ...( read more)
Laid off Glasgow dock worker tries to find some meaning to his life by swimming the English channel. It's a fairly light, British chum drama that will comfortably fill a spare hour and a half. I found the subplot a rather vague, unnecessary distraction and not all the acting was ...( read more)
A small film about a man who developes a big ambition. It works its way from a painful opening to a satisfying conclusion.
I adored this film. The accents are a little hard to follow but the story is so good and the characters so lovable!
