Review of Another Year (2010) by David C — 23 Sep 2012
Another Year - CATCH IT (A-).
Another Year is a look inside the sixty years old married happy couple and their friends and family for next four seasons. This is not a movie but a couple's life which rolls in front of you and you just sit back and watch how they spend their lives through different seasons.
Another Year is unlike any other thing I have ever seen. There are many few movies around which stand alone on strong characterization. The characterization of especially the married couple Tom, Gerri and Gerri's friend Mary is so powerful that in few seconds you forget that it's a movie as it seems like a camera on someone life.
The performance by Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen are simply awesome and seems so effortless. But it's Lesley Manville as Mary who steels the frame as the lonesome, drunken woman trying desperate to find some peace in her life. Her performances is one of the strongest performances I have ever seen, it just pierce through your heart. There is this melancholy pain in her eyes and voice that just indescribable. I really don't know how Academy Awards ignore her performance. She truly deserved an Oscar for her remarkable performance. Oliver Maltman as Joe and Karina Fernandez as Katie are effortlessly good. The other supporting cast also did a fine job.
In the end, I do like the whole movie but except Mary, Joe and Katie other character's story isn't that exciting and I also feel that we don't see a happy ending for Mary but still it's a powerful movie which leaves a strong impression. Highly Recommended!
This review of Another Year (2010) was written by David C on 23 Sep 2012.
Another Year has generally received positive reviews.
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