shootingstars-49590 The characters of Tom and Gerri are highly caricatured with an unbelievable life. The film suffers from having to have these two in almost every single scene. If they're not in the scene then their house is. Unlike many other old movie couples these two are not likable. The whole thing is unbelievable. I don't understand why critics keep referring to this movie as a classic.

dakjets This is a low-key but strong drama. We follow four seasons in the lives of the middle-aged married couple Tom and Gerri (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen), their 30-year-old bachelor son Joe and Gerri single colleague Mary (Lesley Manville). A collection meetings and small events showing Leigh's ability to transform the everyday life into something meaningful. The film's strength is in my opinion the strong person characters and the dialogues between the characters. The interpersonal stands in the center, and the film is about the important things in life such as friendship, happiness and having a meaningful life. This film was both touching and engaging. The story allows us to follows a handful of people and their lives through one year. We get to know the main characters, and can take part in their lives, for better or worse. A great movie experience of everyday life and every day people. This film is a winner!

plupu66 OK, I go to film festivals, I had my share of artsy films, multi-layered films, meaning-of-life films, Scandinavian films - and I found something interesting, worth thinking about, worth talking about in most of them. Well, this film has nothing in it. Just a bunch of uninteresting people exchanging platitudes and coming up with revelations about life such as: it's depressing to be single, getting old is not much fun, alcohol does not solve one's problems...The characters lack, well, character; one cannot like them or dislike them. You cannot pity them; you cannot admire them. They are banal. All the people who gave this film good ratings owe me $2.99 - the video rental price - and 2 hours of my life.

crabzs British director Mike Leigh invites us on a journey through life itself through his film Another Year (2010), winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Special Mention at Cannes.Narrated in a linear fashion, the film tells what happens during a year in the life of a happy couple living in north London, as well as what happens with some of his relatives and friends. The story is divided into four chapters, each represented by one season.It is a tender and simple plot, which deals with the inevitable cycle of years, how life happens and we sailed through it.Throughout history we see the characters face loneliness, compassion, and the pursuit of love and happiness in daily life. The situations they face are merely ordinary and they have nothing out of the ordinary, which helps to generate empathy with the audience, because the audience can easily identify with what they see on screen, and the anguish of the characters before which they live.It's a film that becomes a mirror of everyday life, but offers different views and ways of seeing things, because each character is different. Presents comedy situations, but never loses the seriousness of what counts.It's a good script, developed from the characters (well played) which is common in the style of Leigh, and works because it gives that naturalness, fluidity and richness to the story, which make them unique to each of his films.Mike Leigh tells us what happens for a year in the life of the characters, and is a year where we see the characters change (for better or worse) and is a year that does not end all that happens. It's a film that touches deep issues and leaves the viewer thinking about everything that can happen in just one year of his life.