Days of the Bagnold Summer

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Argyle T @Argyle Jan 26 Boring...dull...tedious...naff....so of course the alledged pro critics loved it...was it trying to tell me a message? If it was it was saying look we can bore people to death in 94 minutes...chapeau! See more Dave C @RT09838700 Jun 30 Slow-paced drama looking at a cross-section of the life of a single mum and her teenage son. Dry and sarcastic at times See more Sal D @JustTheLaw 03/17/2025 Just enough plot to keep me engaged….though the performances were a bonus. Otherwise, another cliched teen age angst film. See more Peter G @Petermovielover 03/18/2024 I was intrigued by the film‘s premise but in the end it really went nowhere for me. The lone sympathetic character was the mom & I became quickly annoyed with her son in the film who even though he claims that ˋmusic is my life ´ demonstrates little to indicate any motivation in this direction. A born slacker even at 15 (although he looks a good 3 years older) one may deduce that his absent lackadaisical dad may have something to do with this but his perpetual sleep walking characterization just drags the story down & despite her own dilemmas, leaves one rooting for the mother at the expense of her son which is likely not the film‘s intention. An artificial happy ending is not the answer either but developing an interest in the character‘s frustrations should be which is something that this inert enterprise fails to accomplish, IMO. See more Mark C @RT05066089 01/06/2024 Beautifully acted, decent cinematography and a sensitive soundtrack from Belle and Sebastian; but ultimately utterly pointless. A plot that seems to have withered on the vine during this yawnfest of a summer in which a despicably obnoxious teenager badmouths his desperately unloved mother, their dog dies four fifths of the way through, and he starts being a little bit nicer. If there was a poetic subtelty to the graphic novel, then Simon Bird has completely failed to capture it here, and it seems that, with luck, this may be the final nail in the coffin of his artistic ambitions. However, top marks to the stirling efforts of the cast and Belle & Sebastian,...not their fault. See more isla s @RT89656869 09/02/2022 I really quite enjoyed this film for how understated it is and the performance by Monica Dolan as the mother is really, really good. Its surprisingly thoughtful too, or I felt it was. There are some amusing scenes and a good cast including Rob Brydon and Tamsin Greig. It's not exactly a fast paced film or a particularly dramatic film but its a nice film with a slight sense of teenage nostalgia about it and moreso a good dose of sentimentality but not overly cheesy - a real British teen film which is a good piece of social commentary on a single mum trying to look out for her teenage son which I'd happily recommend. See more Read all reviews

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