This is more a character study of a couple coping with the wife having a diagnosis of breast cancer. It’s quite a claustrophobic presentation as, apart from themselves, the couple do not appear to have any family network or friends to interact with. It is not without humour and I have given it four stars for the brilliant and very natural acting from Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville.
Seriously Lesley Manville has to be one of the greatest actresses of her era - I've seen in a variety of roles and she never delivers a dub performance, it this film she gets right to the core of cancer and how it affects her husband - she never over does anything - subtle and profound in her everything she does .... plus Liam Neeson is excellent ....
Just finished watching this - what a lovely film. Lesley Manville was brilliant, as always. We’re a similar age and fortunately have not suffered in there same way but really related to the characters. Strongly recommended