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2/10
More dull dross from a pretentious Scotsman
11 December 2005
You can often tell a movie didn't turn out like it should by the heavy use of a narrator. This film features this device throughout. Richard Jobson not entirely content to write direct and even fund some of this film adds to his credits by reading excerpts of his own semi- autobiographical writing which combined with some pretty editing manages to gloss over what is a dull depressing tale which he must be mistaking for genuine art-house. Kevin McKidd puts in a good performance. Everyone else is okay.

Budget constraints meant that all scenes are shot in daylight though most are obviously meant to be at night, though if you know serious alcoholics they mainly operate in the day so for me it adds a touch of realism.

The funniest part of this film is a waitress who fails to age a single day in the 20 odd years that elapse between her appearances - a more extreme version of the problem McKidd has who goes from 18 to 30 without changing more than his clothes. Bless.
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1/10
amazingly bad
11 December 2005
really what were they doing. disjointed and awful. Lots of stuff in the plot but no arc no interest no cohesion and pretty much no acting. Saffron burrows - kinda pretty but terrible Freddie Prinze. Cute for under 12 girls but terrible. Strange french guy, vaguely OK in this dross. Producer and writer should probably be shot, without knowing what was in the can cant say whether the editor deserves a flogging too. What were they doing? it is such a mystery how they managed to shoot all that stuff and at no point anyone said "isnt this really terrible?" 90 minutes of my life not entirely wasted as you can feel very god about yourself for not being in it. Oh yeah.
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