Review of Another Year (2010) by Elliott F — 09 Jul 2011
Mike Leigh hits another one out of the park with Another Year, a touching, richly human portrait of a year in the life of a happily married couple and the people in their life. Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are the couple in question: Tom, a geologist, and Gerri, a therapist.
Peter Wight is Ken, a close friend of Tom's, Oliver Maltman is Joe, their song, Karina Fernandez his girlfriend, and David Bradley is Tom's brother and recent widower Ronnie, but the most important performer here is Lesley Manville, who plays Mary, a lonely woman who has been friends with Tom and Gerri for nearly twenty years.
Manville's performance is an absolute knockout, going from hilarious to devastating in seconds. The film itself is a deep meditation on life, aging, and loneliness, directed and written with undeniable compassion by Leigh.
One of the very best films of 2010 featuring one of the very best performances of 2010, male or female, in Manville.
This review of Another Year (2010) was written by Elliott F on 09 Jul 2011.
Another Year has generally received positive reviews.
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