I read the book which wasn't great and this is worse. It amazes me that they get pretty good acting talent who must all be wincing at the accents they deliver their very poor dialogue in. I like several actors here but I felt sorry for them to be honest. The characters are really flat and the story just doesn't flow. Brenda Fricker wanders about providing some low level peril which is just irrelevant and feels like filler, much like the luckless George and lots of other peripheral characters who have no purpose or character. No one speaks like these folks, and it's just a comedy accent which makes every sentence sound like a Two Ronnies sketch. Give it a miss, and probably don't read the book either which wasn't much better.
Review of The Catch
