A good movie

Nowadays, I keep watching the movies directed by Ken Loach but even though they are decent, it has been a while since he made something that really impressed me. It’s too bad because, back in the 90’s, I was quite a fan of his work, he directed his best movies and this one was a huge critical success. To be honest, I slightly preferred his previous directing effort, ‘Riff-Raff’ but this flick was still pretty good. Indeed, you have his usual sober and realistic directing style, almost documentary-like, with the usual bleak British social background. The big difference with this movie is that the tale was quite compelling and I really cared for the characters involved which was unfortunately not really the case concerning Loach’s more recent work. To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I was too young at the time to really appreciate it so maybe I should re-watch it at some point. On top of that, perhaps because I’m not a religious person, I thought it was hard to care for the struggle of a man who goes through so much trouble just for the communion of his daughter. Anyway, to conclude, even though it is nowadays pretty much forgotten, it is actually a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10