Anna Wilson-Jones, Anne Reid, Cathryn Bradshaw
May is an ordinary grandmother from the North of England. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she recedes into the background of her busy, metropolitan children's lives. Stuck in an unf...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 12, 2004
Stats: 160 reviews
I'm happy if I never have to see this again.
It's not the older woman/younger man set up, it's not the elderly nudity. No, what bothers me is that a mother could do that to her own daughter. Not to mention how Darren treated the poor old woman.
I could feel her pain and fear ...( read more)
Soap-style British chick-flick that's pleasant enough background viewing until the graphic Daniel Craig on grandmother sex scene...
My Mother didn't like this film but I did. I think it just creeped her out, I thought it was well done. Not for those who consider themselves real sensative or constrative.
Whew, wow, I would be hard pressed to find a movie filled with such a fleet of truly reprehensible characters. I wanted to bash every one of them about the face with a cricket bat. Frigid Brits doesn't even begin to describe it. Egad.
A truly remarkable movie, that proves a woman's 'charms' don't necessarily end with the onset of 'old age'. Daniel Craig plays a very different and surprising role in this and I won't spoil the ending, suffice to say I still love him. It's funny though that it is hard to come t...( read more)
Good movie, though somewhat difficult to watch. Bonus: Daniel Craig shows his cute butt.
Daniel Craig( James Bond to you movie watching slackers) did a great job in this film,. I thouhg the story was great and the leading actress made you feel her pain. I have watched this many many times. great movie!! If you don't mind seeing old nudity
It's an awkward, discomfiting film, at times floridly melodramatic, at others downright gamy, and yet it gets at truths of human behavior that few movies think to touch. full review
The script here is by Hanif Kureishi, and Michell navigates its subtleties with ease. full review
It's a remarkable film -- one to gnaw at you and keep you up at night. full review
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