Two giant monoliths of British film in Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen turning a yarn of deception and intrigue as two online daters who seemingly innocently cross paths and hit it off.
However we are shown early that perhaps the latter’s intent isn’t exactly honourable and we begin to feel compassion for the former as she is slowly but surely manipulated into a position of vulnerability and primed for a sting. Yet we have this sense that all is not what it appears to be and as we wade through the set ups & turns, we see that these senses are not unfounded and what starts off as a con comedy clearly becomes something more. Sterling performances from the two front row members of Brit film royalty with nice supporting turns from the others and a plot that spills unexpectedly into our laps. Those of nefarious intent ultimately receive just desserts and we’re left with a some sense of justice done, if somewhat a notion of query around bygone sins needing revisiting. Keeps you guessing and while I figured something was amiss I would not have guessed it was what it was, 8.5/10
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Jacqui Knight
11/12/2019 08:17:58 pm
Love your review - totally agree with it although I would have given it an 11 out of 10.
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28/4/2020 08:24:41 pm
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren made this movie what it is. Both are exceptionally amazing and are considered veterans when it comes to acting. I love how the movie gives you many chances to try and guess what will happen towards the end, but whatever your guess is, I am ninety-nine percent sure that it is wrong. The thing is, the film was written in a very brilliant way where you think something is obvious, but is actually not. It is kind of hard to describe without giving away the twist of the story, so I suggest you go ahead and judge for yourself.
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