Review of Looking for Eric (2009) by Kevin W — 08 Jun 2009

Loach in more whimsical mode than we're used to as a down on his luck postman receives life lessons from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona, who nicely sends up his image with increasingly abstract proverbs that drive his namesake to despair.

With his help, Eric repairs relationships with his ex-wife and his stepchildren from his second marriage, though the latter sends the film into more dangerous territory than we've been used to previously - not sure this change of tone really works so much.

Still, there's some nice performances from the little known cast and it's sure to be Loach's most accessible and successful film to date, not that he's compromised in any way with 'Looking for Eric'.