Days of the Bagnold Summer

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Dave C Slow-paced drama looking at a cross-section of the life of a single mum and her teenage son. Dry and sarcastic at times Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Sal D Just enough plot to keep me engaged….though the performances were a bonus. Otherwise, another cliched teen age angst film. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Peter G I was intrigued by the film‘s premise but in the end it really went nowhere for me. The lone sympathetic character was the mom & I became quickly annoyed with her son in the film who even though he claims that ˋmusic is my life ´ demonstrates little to indicate any motivation in this direction. A born slacker even at 15 (although he looks a good 3 years older) one may deduce that his absent lackadaisical dad may have something to do with this but his perpetual sleep walking characterization just drags the story down & despite her own dilemmas, leaves one rooting for the mother at the expense of her son which is likely not the film‘s intention. An artificial happy ending is not the answer either but developing an interest in the character‘s frustrations should be which is something that this inert enterprise fails to accomplish, IMO. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Mark C Beautifully acted, decent cinematography and a sensitive soundtrack from Belle and Sebastian; but ultimately utterly pointless. A plot that seems to have withered on the vine during this yawnfest of a summer in which a despicably obnoxious teenager badmouths his desperately unloved mother, their dog dies four fifths of the way through, and he starts being a little bit nicer. If there was a poetic subtelty to the graphic novel, then Simon Bird has completely failed to capture it here, and it seems that, with luck, this may be the final nail in the coffin of his artistic ambitions. However, top marks to the stirling efforts of the cast and Belle & Sebastian,...not their fault. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review isla s I really quite enjoyed this film for how understated it is and the performance by Monica Dolan as the mother is really, really good. Its surprisingly thoughtful too, or I felt it was. There are some amusing scenes and a good cast including Rob Brydon and Tamsin Greig. It's not exactly a fast paced film or a particularly dramatic film but its a nice film with a slight sense of teenage nostalgia about it and moreso a good dose of sentimentality but not overly cheesy - a real British teen film which is a good piece of social commentary on a single mum trying to look out for her teenage son which I'd happily recommend. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is an ultra pleasant movie. It's so easy to watch and it flows very well. The way its minimalistic approach and contained story mesh with its characters' personalities is very satisfying. A parent/child movie is universally appealing and even more so when it's easy to relate to both characters like it is in Days of the Bagnold Summer. Both Sue and Daniel are such enjoyable and empathetic characters it was pretty tough not to love this wholesome movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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