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| "A
warm entertaining and very human love story" Time Out |
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| "Eva
Birthistle delivers one of the most memorable performances in a British
movie this year." **** Empire Magazine |
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| "Skillfully
depicted with insight and passion" **** Uncut Magazine |
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| "Stand
out performances... sweet and funny. An important milestone in British
films. Compulsive viewing." **** Glamour Magazine |
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| "A
beautifully played romance... Made with a light touch and real intelligence,
it deserves to be a major hit." The Daily Telegraph |
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| "A deeply sensitive and moving love story" Glasgow Herald |
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| "intelligent,
compassionate, romantic" The Sunday Herald |
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| "Wonderfully
sincere... funny and touching. Witty, sensitive... entirely fresh and pertinent... Sexy" ***** Glasgow Herald |
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| "Ken
Loach's most accessible film in years, a Powerful, Touching and thought-provoking
cross-cultural romance that features a Spellbinding Performance from
upcoming Irish actress Eva Birthistle... A brilliant discovery... Highly
Recommended" ***** The Sunday Express |
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| **** The Times |
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| "One
of the best of his recent films... the performances are blessed with
a sincerity and naturalism that is beyond criticism. The first British
film that deals with a touchy subject with such palpable honesty... Excellent
performances" **** Evening Standard |
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| "Heartbreaking" *** The Independent |
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| "Appealing...
lovely, unaffected performances. Outstanding, like a glimpse of real
life... like the meeting of real people, and the sex scenes Loach contrives
for them combine candour and delicacy. An attractive and big-hearted
tribute to the heroism and loneliness of love." The Guardian |
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| "Passionate
and sexy... charmingly acted and madly sexy. Fresh and engaging" The Daily Telegraph |
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| "oozes
the kind of passion and pain that takes you straight to the heart of
the characters... an intimate, believable love affair... terrific leading
lady" **** The Daily Express |
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| "Sexy...
A cracking film. Terrific... great performances by the two leads" **** The Sun |
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| "A
superior piece of work" The Sunday Time |
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| "a
welcome lightness of touch in this humorous tale of cross-cultural passion" The Times, The Knowledge |
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| "Beautiful... very real" The Sunday Mirror |
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| "Funny,
challenging and involving... Uplifting power." The Mail On Sunday |
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| "The
most optimistic and romantic film that Loach has ever made. Birthistle
is outstanding... you'd be hard pressed to find a better performance
by an actress in a British movie this year." **** Glasgow Daily Record |