Review of Eternal Beauty (2020) by Alexdave67 — 10 Oct 2020

Excellent performance from Sally Hawkins, becoming one of Britain's top drama actresses. The opening scenes are hilarious and the film holds this humour but also has a very serious and sad tone, due to the topic of mental illness. There are also notable good performances from David Thewlis and Penelope Wilson. Jane is the kind of character that you fall for and you cling to all her lines, even the little quiet one liners under her breath.

Although there are good performances throughout, this is Hawkins film. Her posture, mumbling, dialogue and pure pressence capture the tortured world of her mental health. This film made me laugh loudly on numerous occasions and although there is a sadness the storyline, there was a big smile on my face from start to finish. Brilliantly mad. Loved it.