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By Gavin S (642) on 31 Dec 2011

First thing you need, is a cup of tea! Great movie…

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By Lucasfalls (1) on 13 Oct 2011

A beautiful film with a original and interesting story, with a brilliant performance of Imelda Stauton, a moving film, one of the best movies of 2004…

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By Neil P (248) on 06 Oct 2011

It's a good film, just a bit depressing…

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By Arseniy V (499) on 25 Sep 2011

Loved it. Very thoughtful, respectful, quiet movie. Everyone is in fine form…

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By Luke H (627) on 07 Aug 2011

I sometimes wonder whether Mike Leigh could make run-of-the-mill movie in his movie-making career…

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By Connor _ (151) on 16 Jul 2011

Imelda Staunton is staggering; the characters all too nice; the film heartbreaking, despite one of the most disappointing endings ever…

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By Matt W (1,718) on 01 Jul 2011

This was a lot better than what I thought it would be…

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By Elliot D (86) on 02 Jun 2011

Mike Leigh is in top form here, in this powerful story of Vera Drake, a middle-aged woman with a heart of gold…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 29 May 2011

Great film, very powerful performances from the leads…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 19 May 2011

Imelda Staunton turns in a memorable performance as little old lady who goes around carrying out back street abortions…

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By Grayson D (751) on 23 Apr 2011

Excellent performances, tricky subject matter, superb attention to character detail all handled with the kind of depth and sensitivity one…

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By Jo B (235) on 22 Apr 2011

Flicking through the tv one evening I came across this film and thought it looked worth a watch with it's promising strong British cast, I'm…

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By Hannah M (863) on 18 Apr 2011

Who'd have expected a film about such a controversial topic to be so dull…

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By Natko B (21) on 08 Apr 2011

Typically bleak but an astonishing practice in personification acting (a phrase I made up!) by Imelda Staunton…

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By Raj G (74) on 28 Mar 2011

Sad film. Woman thought she was helping young girls by illegally terminating unwanted pregnancy but is exposed and prosecuted…

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By Jon F (352) on 07 Mar 2011

One of Mike Leigh's better films with a great performance by Imelda Staunton, who most people probably know (by now) from the Harry Potter…

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By David M (3,086) on 27 Jan 2011

Excellent performances, Excellent setting, Excellent themes, Excellent film, The best I've seen in a long time…

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By Timothy M (796) on 25 Jan 2011

Impressive…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 23 Jan 2011

Leigh's directing is lean and tight. In Imelda Staunton as Vera, he has an actress who can make her only two emotions interesting…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 12 Jan 2011

Meet Vera Drake, a housewife in London circa the 1950's. She's a predominantly ebullient woman, always singing and humming top herself…

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