Seriously? How could Emma Thompson be so boring? Yet here she fails to connect with the character and dig down to the brilliant pathos of the saddest wife in Love Actually.
I felt there was an undercurrent of trying to be "European" and honestly edgy. Never got there when it was there for the taking.
French directors manage to clip the dialogue and action to make sex scenes sizzle. Yet here its damp sqibs and long drawn out word salads.
The surprise is Darryn McCormack. He puts in a touching and strong multi-level performance. Hard to say that if only Emma Thompson had found more colour to match his brilliant show.
A wilted salad.
I felt there was an undercurrent of trying to be "European" and honestly edgy. Never got there when it was there for the taking.
French directors manage to clip the dialogue and action to make sex scenes sizzle. Yet here its damp sqibs and long drawn out word salads.
The surprise is Darryn McCormack. He puts in a touching and strong multi-level performance. Hard to say that if only Emma Thompson had found more colour to match his brilliant show.
A wilted salad.