Another Year

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Graham F What a brilliant film I was feeling pretty poor with flu or something so this mb wasn't the best choice when you are already feeling grim but am so glad I watched it. The acting is superb. The 'stereotypes' are spot-on. It had a sense (from the start) that something awful was going to happen but thankfully nothing did, I cared for the each of the characters, apart from son Carl, so wanted them to be ok. They weren't all ok tho as the theme running in it seems to be drink altho everyone in it drinks. Some just drink more successfully than others and no-one in the film chastises others for drinking. I found the 'WINTER' part the most compelling as a new character (Ronnie) appeared and there are some fantastic scenes with him and Mary, who is in it throughout. The successful, educated characters in the film were all very good people but, as in real life, they know how to talk to match the situation. The two less fortunate characters' dialogue with each other was much more raw. Mary talked out of nervousness and Ronnie didn't feel the need to talk unless he had something to say. There was quite a haunting scene at the end where these two characters were left in silence during very realistic dinner-table chat amongst the others. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/25 Full Review John W Superbly acted, but also easily one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen. Unlike "Secrets and Lies," where Mike Leigh showed remarkable compassion for all of his characters, "Another Year" presents the "misfit" characters as merely pitiable. Do NOT watch this if you are single, in any way awkward or insecure about anything, or have ever felt like an outsider. This is for the smugly privileged/lucky ones who will pat themselves on the back for pitying the misfits. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Josh W A movie for only the most patient of film viewers, I caught Another Year on tubi (not listed on rottentomatoes). After some time is invested, the empathetic viewer will be rewarded with what I thought was a very original, maybe even ground-breaking, focus on facial expressions as characters interact with a needy friend. And it feels VERY real. On a side note: I don't know if this was intended by the director, but I found much humor in the interactions involving David Bradley. A man I only know as Argus Filch / Walder Frey plays a real person with some actual dimension in a scene that almost had me rolling on the floor. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Douglas Oliver S This movie portrays the self righteous human capacity to disregard a human being in favor of labels such as an alcoholic, depressive and so on. The commonality of the therapist that knows everything except how to treat a friend with loyalty. The so called happy professional couple gradually dumping this old friend if she ever was one to them on the curb when things get inconvenient. She becomes their inside joke. Even the brother taken in while grieving his wife's death is a stranger in this so called perfect home. The obvious mistake was to believe these friends that Mary idolized would care for her. The last dinner scene is perfect as it shows the brother and Mary completely lost and shut out. Masterfully done. It shows how subtle indifference can be such a cruel thing. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review Kevin L This is yet another standout work by the great Mike Leigh. Wonderfully realized characters pass before us in a very strong screenplay, typical of Leigh but all its own as well. The cast is something of a who's-who of Stellar British stage and screen from the last thirty-plus years. The brilliant Jim Broadbent. Ruth Sheen's Gerri is precious here as one half of such an obviously loving, well-adjusted couple with Broadbent's Tom. Mix in Wight, Bradley, Imelda Staunton and her grace Lesly Manville and you know at least the performances will stand out. But this is Mike Leigh we're talking about. When did he ever take a serious mis-step? All the prep work he does with the actors before filming shows so well here as to why he takes that approach. They all seem like their characters are lived in; authentic. 4 stars Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/28/23 Full Review hamid reza g The large number of characters from the beginning in the film and dialogue-oriented actions may make us repeat to ourselves how the time of 129 minutes of the film passes? But as the film progresses, we encounter a wonderful film and the director of the film "Mike Lee" once again shows off his skills. We are witnessing a live and believable movie. This movie depicts the daily life of a family and their close people in four seasons. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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