Emma Thompson delivers a solid performance in a drama that in my opinion succumbs too much to sentimentality despite its cold aura.
There's the moral dilemma, but the film explores very little of it, and is content to be just a confrontational melodrama.
This review of The Children Act (2018) was written by Jluis_001 on 12 Jan 2021.
The Children Act has generally received positive reviews.
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