Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016) by Brent_Marchant — 09 Jun 2017

A touching yet scathing indictment of the bureaucratic social services system, one supposedly designed to aid its constituents but that's ultimately more concerned with rules, regulations and nitpicking than providing genuine care to the real people it's designed to serve.

With excellent performances, a fine script and a directorial style aimed at showing more than telling, filmmaker Ken Loach's latest is well-deserving of all the accolades it has received. Despite a slight tendency to meander at times, this one is well worth your time, an inspiring tale about what we can do when our self-respect and personal dignity are on the line.