Reviews

With a rating of over 6, I expected a great movie. Sadly while the premise was interesting, the writing was below par, the production and direction decent. But the acting was at best average and in some cases painful to watch. Zoe might have been the best actor on set but that's not saying much. I've seen her cast in a lot of productions now over the past few years and she really just "ok" so not sure why she keeps getting cast. But maybe someone sees potential and she will eventually be great. It's been done before.

It started off great. The first 2/3 of the movie was an important story line. Then it took a weird turn in the back third relegating the story into a common drama. I felt it detracted from the principal theme around the global impact to care homes during the early part of the pandemic. And to be fair, it wasn't just the UK where this was happening. This movie is applicable in many countries.

This movie really surprised me. I had low expectations perhaps. A strong all Canadian cast that normally play supporting roles; a debut writing effort; and a single poor review at the time I watched this. But something pulled me in anyway. I was intrigued to see how Kelly McCormack would be in a lead role as I had only ever seen her as a supporting actor in a SciFi series (Killjoys).

I was truly blown away. Kelly is an amazingly talented performer. Not just in her acting skills but her singing and writing too. The story line was strong and well paced; the cinematography and production well done and the music was perfect. I was drawn into Kelly's character, Darren, feeling the angst she was going through. I was doubly surprised when I realized Kelly was performing her own music.

I do suggest watching this on a big screen with good speakers.

Now if you are expecting some seedy movie about sugar daddies and sugar babies, it isn't that at all. It is just a backdrop to the personal journey Darren goes through which is brought to a solid conclusion.

While Colm Feore and Amanda Brugel were supporting actors, their performances were rock solid. Amanda's screen time was short being only in a handful of scenes but she was very present in this movie.

I am now a Kelly McCormack fan and I really look forward to her future projects.