Katrin Cartlidge and Linda Steadman were friends in college in the 1980s. Six years later, they reconnect in London and spend some time together, only to rediscover that their reasonably successful lives have not changed their personalities or issues.
I was mildly disappointed with this Mike Leigh movie. A great part of that discontentment is based on the fact that the leads speak in such broad accents that I had a lot of trouble understanding what they were saying; add in the tics and twitches they affected, and I found them off-putting. In the end, this movie was less a journey and more character studies which because of the performance issues, I was never able to find more than superficial. Even so, the movie remained compelling throughout, especially the sad, downward spiral of Mark Benton's supporting character.
I was mildly disappointed with this Mike Leigh movie. A great part of that discontentment is based on the fact that the leads speak in such broad accents that I had a lot of trouble understanding what they were saying; add in the tics and twitches they affected, and I found them off-putting. In the end, this movie was less a journey and more character studies which because of the performance issues, I was never able to find more than superficial. Even so, the movie remained compelling throughout, especially the sad, downward spiral of Mark Benton's supporting character.