Vera Drake

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Mimi L "Mousehole tragedies", as someone I know used to put it. Ordinary people with human dramas. It doesn't get easier to identify, especially when the film seems flawlessly researched, the characters feel like they stepped right out of that era and onto your screen, and the honesty of their joy and sorrow cuts deep into your humanity. Don't get me wrong. This is gripping stuff. It's gripping because you're watching real life, from a time that we've all lived or heard about. This is cinema as it should be. Sublime acting. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/25 Full Review Alejandro E Here the greatest success was to focus on a sensitive topic without showing any partisanship, leaving the viewer the role of being the judge. To highlight Imelda Staunton, as the abortion practitioner. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Dani G The thing I didn't liked was the lack of resolution with 2 of the characters in particular. There wasn't any, and they were forgotten since 3/4 of the movie. Or before Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/23 Full Review Gareth v A powerful and humane telling of a story that still has relevance today. Staunton as the hero puts in an stunning performance. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review samuel l Disappointingly dull and slow. It took far too long to get going, there were too many irrelevant and unnecessary scenes, the dialogue was very repetitive, and then the ending was a let down. The plot was realistic enough but predictable, the subplots should have been eliminated, and although the characters received some development, a few were a bit odd without explanation and several were unneeded. The acting was well done, and the sets/props/costumes looked authentic, but the cinematography, visual effects, and soundtrack were bland and dated. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Frances H An outstanding performance by Imelda Staunton. The irony is not lost from the viewer that the ritzy doctors who arrange for wealthy women to plead mental illness as the reason they can't have a baby and then operate on them safely in a hospital for a great deal of money never face a prison sentence like the one Vera gets handed down because she helps poor women who can't afford to have babies and she charges nothing for her abortions performed at the woman's home, but one bad outcome in 20 years gets her a long prison term. The difference between what happens to rich vs poor women and those who help them with their problem is drastic! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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