Although the plot of the film is quite cliché, the chance encounter of a lonely and lonely soul, and the short but warm intimate relationship breeds a solid and warm love... This kind of film is very popular for many audiences. It is commonplace and familiar, but this "conventional" is contained and extended within 90 minutes into a simple and plain, as usual and natural as the beginning of the morning and the end of the night, but it is also romantic and most of the time exclusive to the ordinary. The romance of the young is immersed in the journey of the frustrated middle-aged, and as François Truffaut put it, "movies should imitate life, but be more romantic than real life."
Often simple stories want to be told It is not an easy task to get comfortable and appropriate. Although the film is the second film of the new British director Joel Hopkins, it seems to have its own mastery. The tone, as well as the London scene in the lens, are so plain and elegant. The most important thing is that the director chose the right actors. If the role of Kate is tailor-made for Emma Thompson, then Dustin Hoffman's "Harvey Possession"-like naturalized performance without traces, It once again showed his ability to understand and interpret the role. Of course, Thompson's performance is also equally matched, especially her Kate's look in the crowd that seems to be out of the way but lost, reproduces the character's inner essence appropriately and accurately.
The plot of the film involves the mid-life crisis of urban workers, but its main focus lies in the loneliness and loneliness of the characters. Although it is relatively shallow in depth and intensity, it also conforms to the overall tone of the film. In terms of loneliness and loneliness, human beings know no borders. Although Harvey Sean, a divorced man in the United States, and Kate Walker, a British "leftover girl", were separated from each other before, their moods were similar, and both were unsatisfactory. Both work and life have also rationally accepted the gap between reality and ideals. When they attend group occasions, their expressions are detached and lost, like outsiders.
Harvey, who wanted to be a jazz pianist when he was young, has long since compromised with reality. He is seriously engaged in the arrangement of commercial songs. Even so, for this industry that advocates youth, he is "advanced in age". On the verge of unemployment. Going to London to attend his daughter's wedding, the initial encounter made him even more lost - due to the long-term separation and estrangement, her daughter Susan hopes that her kind stepfather will lead her by the hand to the groom... Kate, who has the same body trouble as BJ At the age of no doubt, her future is still a puzzling unknown, and she has to deal with her neurotic mother (played by Erin Atkins), who is always ready to deal with her tedious airport job. An old woman with an unfortunate life experience suspects her Polish neighbor is Jack the Ripper.
Just like music meets words, Harvey, who is good at music, meets Kate, who loves literature. Due to an accidental chat, they became friends with each other. The two who were lonely and awkward in their respective worlds developed love. It's a bit faster, but it's also reasonable - most of the overlapping points in each other's spiritual world stem from their own life experience and life perception. Here, the choreographer makes good use of the active and active characteristics of the Americans. Harvey's initiative to chat up and talk makes such a sudden love not abrupt or blunt. Besides, as Kate said, the United Kingdom is also changing, and it is no longer so conservative. "Since Diana's death, we've been very frank about our feelings." Emma's expression was lovely when she said this.
The expression of a certain emotional detail in the film is very important. This detail is the bond between Harvey and his estranged daughter, and it is the key to the qualitative change of his and Kate's emotional leap. When Harvey, under Kate's persuasion, went back to his daughter's wedding banquet with Kate and gave his father's congratulations, his expression was forbearing and restrained, but his tearful eyes and the corners of his mouth revealed his inner agitation, releasing Warm breath.
"Last Chance" is mentioned several times in the film, each time with a slightly different meaning, either work or opportunity or emotion, including two references to Harvey's boss. At the end of the film, when his boss called and told Harvey that he could come back to work and that this was his "last chance", Harvey chose to give up because he knew that his last chance was for love. When the subtitles came out, the small window on the side showed the picture of Kate's mother finally knocking on the neighbor's door for initial communication. The expression and dialogue were very funny. She finally gave others and herself a chance to know each other. By the way, Irene Atkins, the veteran actor, is very good at acting. Although he has few appearances, he has a lot of drama.
The release date of the film seems to be inappropriate, but fortunately, its light, calm, simple and candid temperament makes it different from ordinary Christmas films, and it is not a romantic film in the usual sense. It is light but not dull, and occasionally emotional but Not blindly sensational, it can be said to be "clear but not cold, beautiful but not charming", suitable for tasting sketches in leisure time.
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