Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny's (Lesley Manville) marriage has turned the way many long term marriages go. They live together, along with their two post-school aged children Rachel (Alison Garland) and Rory (James Corden) in an apartment project in London. It appears as though they are all together out of sheer habit rather than an particular bond.
Phil is a cabbie who rather not work hard but he's a gentle soul and morbidly philosophical. Penny works hard as a checker at a big grocery store and then comes home to cook and clean and tend the house. Rachel, a large and plain young woman, works as a housekeeper at a nursing home where she is loved by the residents and pursued by a tragic coworker who is at least her father's age. She seems to have very little to do with her family despite living in the same small space with them. Rory is an obese young man with anger issues and a penchant for aggression and other anti-social behavior.
When a major health concern strikes the family, will it be what they need to pull together as family who really cares about each other and themselves?
Written and directed by Mike Leigh.
Run time: 2 hours, 8 minutes
Rated R for pervasive language and some sexuality.
My personal rating: B-
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