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Nine couples experience breakups before meeting someone new.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Maher Times (UK) By turns utterly charming and inherently shambolic, this no-budget feature-directing debut from the actress Mercedes Grower is an ambitious trawl through London love lives, with a bonus structural gimmick. Rated: 3/5 Nov 29, 2017 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Some of it - the mortifying scenes featuring the brilliant Julia Davis, for example, or the hollow sense of loss in Kerry Fox's sequence - is rather wonderful. Other strands seem under-developed ... Rated: 3/5 Nov 26, 2017 Full Review Sarah Gosling Little White Lies Charming and could easily have been brilliant, if only it had been more concise. Rated: 2/5 Nov 24, 2017 Full Review Louise Burrell One Room With A View The script is wobbly at times and certain scenarios feel contrived, but Brakes manages to be charming nonetheless. Rated: 3/5 Feb 19, 2019 Full Review Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf A brilliantly conceived examination of that moment when relationships either work - or don't work. The end result is fascinating and unique. Rated: 4/5 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa Some audiences may be left disconcerted by the abrasive aesthetic of a film shot over four years in different digital formats, but the form does match the content, as the images look as uneven, unclear and unpredictable as the relationships themselves. May 14, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Karl M Interesting and funny take on relationships. It's raw, ad libitum and docu in style, which brings a sense of realism. We don't regularly get to see these formidable performers with the freedom to go off-piste. Loved every minute. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A series of sketches versus a cohesive film in and of itself, watch this as a love letter to London. As the media sanctimoniously wets itself over new work life balance, why they enjoyed lockdown, why the city is dead and so on; remember how silly, flawed, pretentious and funny life is in the big smoke. Great cast, great fun, great city. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Parts are almost relatable. However this was pretty much a pointless exercise. Waste of a good cast. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Nine couples experience breakups before meeting someone new.
Director
Mercedes Grower
Producer
Mercedes Grower
Screenwriter
Mercedes Grower
Production Co
British Film Institute, Brakes Film Production
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 22m