Review of Secrets & Lies (1996) by Jorge B — 06 Jan 2012

Heartwarming and heartbreaking in equal mesure.

This review of Secrets & Lies (1996) was written by Jorge B on 06 Jan 2012.

Secrets & Lies has generally received very positive reviews.

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Secrets & Lies finds writer-director Mike Leigh at his very best combining a piercing and realistic script with his sensitive and heartwrenching…

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By Alex F (1,325) on 27 Feb 2015

Edit it down (aka take half of the Blethyn crying scenes) into a 1hr 15min and you've got a great little movie... as it is, far too long winded…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 13 Mar 2014

The reuniting of a long lost daughter with an unlikely mother is likely the strongest Mike Leigh film of them all…

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By Freeman M (393) on 26 Mar 2014

I just love the realism of Mike Leigh's films, this being my favorite. A simple story about family relationships gets me every time…

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By A A (501) on 27 Feb 2015

Edit it down (aka take half of the Blethyn crying scenes) into a 1hr 15min and you've got a great little movie... as it is, far too long winded…

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By Mark B (2,206) on 07 Jun 2013

A AMAZINGLY well done film about family & acceptance without ANY of the usual cards being dealt, here…

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Mike Leigh makes films about common folk…

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Mike Leigh's collaborative approaching to crafting characters with his actors always allow his working class ensemble dramas to really pop,…

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Secrets and Lies is a beautifully constructed sentimental melodrama, with none of the rough edges that Mike Leigh has insisted on in the past…

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Awesome but predictable from the beginning if it is the wife... a true twist would it being the friend…

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