Another Year

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Watched With: Myself

Another Year, another depressing Mike Leigh film.

The slow beginning made me think this was going to be just a rather boring character study of old people. It IS pretty much just a bunch of old people talking.

But Lesley Manville is so good playing a character that is first gratingly annoying, that she draws you in and makes her sympathetic. The ending sums up the film nicely, it's quiet, understated and heartbreaking.

Also a nice shout out to Western Australia and Fremantle. That was neat.

I resisted this film at first but it drew me in almost against my will. That's fantastic filmmaking and brilliant performances.