From David Stratton "At the Movies "
"In
Swansea, Wales, in the mid-1980s, before the advent of mobile phones and social networks, 15-year-old
Oliver, CRAIG ROBERTS, lives with his parents in an ordinary street in an
ordinary part of town.
His Dad, Lloyd, NOAH TAYLOR, is a marine
biologist who suffers from depression;
his mother, Jill, SALLY HAWKINS, seems frustrated
with her life, and Oliver gets very upset when he thinks his Mum is spending
too much time with Graham, PADDY CONSIDINE, a New Age guru and former boyfriend
of his mum.
Oliver, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a
girl at school, Jordana, YASMIN PAIGE, who has definite ideas about how high
school courtships should proceed." 4 stars *****
This movie is the work of first time debut
feature director Richard Aoyade and is a
small but beautifully made film that looks at the common themes of adolescence
but is carried out in an original and often quirky way. The film is rated M and
goes for 97 minutes.
This Fridays film is the first this year where a 2012 membership is required and 2011 tickets are no longer valid.
See you all at 7:30pm
at the Reardon Theatre this Friday.
Other screenings
to follow are:
20 April
“Tinker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy” - British
18 May “Burning Man” -Australian
15 June
“Women on the Sixth Floor” - French
