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Sometimes Always Never

2019, Movie, 1h 31min

Sharp of suit and vocabulary, Bill Nighy plays deadpan Scrabble-obsessed Merseyside tailor Alan, whose eldest son Michael stormed out of the house after a particularly heated round of the popular board game, never to return. Years later, Alan and his other son Peter (Sam Riley) continue the search while trying to repair their own strained relationship. From screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce (24 Hour Party People), Sometimes Always Never is the debut feature from director Carl Hunter, capturing the shifting moods of a family who know plenty of words but struggle to communicate. The triple word score-worthy cast is completed by Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter and Tim McInnerny.

Country: United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Glenn Kenny

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...a sometimes wobbly, sometimes engaging, always well-acted tale of family estrangement and reconciliation.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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The film positively twinkles with insouciance, and is performed with aplomb, particularly by Bill Nighy...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Roger Moore

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...a perfectly wistful Billy Nighy star vehicle.

Read full review at Movie Nation

Critic Kambole Campbell

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The script is astute and funny.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Tara Mcnamara

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The offbeat script, finding the quiet quirkiness in mundane characters, and the strong contrasting color palette show that director Carl Hunter could be England's answer to Wes Anderson.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

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