Review of Away from Her (2007) by Hila O — 16 Apr 2010

" There is great potential for torrential sentiment in this material, but it's to the movie's credit, not to mention that of the impeccable lead performances and Polley's smartly adapted script, that it's kept tightly capped.

Not that the emotional force isn't there. It is â?? in the way Grant looks at Fiona as she drifts away from him and in every moment that indicates a shared memory either utterly forgotten or suddenly retrieved.

And, as terrific as Christie's performance is, it's the superb Pinsent who's left to register most of the internal emotional turbulence as a reserved man who no longer shares a past with the woman he's spent his life with.

While this movie about sorely tested marital bonds will likely moisten even the most sandblasted tear ducts, it's also laced with instances of dark humour and frank displays of human weakness. ".

-Aptly described by Geoff Pevere.