Strong 8/10
This is geniunely an absolutely incredible, vitally important film that I’d even almost consider a masterpiece….. if it wasn’t for its ending, but I’ll touch on that in a minute.
If you ever wanted a rude awakening about how privileged your life was during covid then I reccomend you watch this film, it’s absolutely insane that we have the brass neck to complain about “how bad we had it” when there was care workers across the country working through hell with absolutely no support from the government, our public sector is an absolute joke and it needs to be fixed. The acting in this is absolutely fantastic, all of the extras are absolutely brilliant and you really get attatched to some of the residents in the home, but Jodie Cormer and Stephen Graham both absolutely steal the film, this is an all time performance for both of them they are absolutely incredible, its got some nice heartwarming moments scattered throughout, but mostly it’s a super bleak and depressing film that really tugged on my heartstrings. That 2nd act where it’s the continuous shot of Sarah working the 20 hour night shift is maybe one of the best sequences I’ve ever seen in any film ever, it’s absolutely gripping and it makes you feel so panicked and absolutely hopeless. It’s backed by some absolutely incredible cinematography along with it.
However I was not a fan of the final act of this film at all, It’s a complete change of tone from what’s mostly a super grounded experience and it just didn’t fit the film at all, also that monologue she gives in the back of the police car at the end is so eye-rollingly blunt, which is such a shame because the film does such a great job subtly revealing things to you before its ending
Its ending holds it back from being an absolute masterpiece. But it is still an extremely important, Deeply saddening and gripping film with 2 amazing performances from Cormer and Graham, would highly highly recommend everyone watches this.
Strong 8/10
This is geniunely an absolutely incredible, vitally important film that I’d even almost consider a masterpiece….. if it wasn’t for its ending, but I’ll touch on that in a minute.
If you ever wanted a rude awakening about how privileged your life was during covid then I reccomend you watch this film, it’s absolutely insane that we have the brass neck to complain about “how bad we had it” when there was care workers across the country working through hell with absolutely no support from the government, our public sector is an absolute joke and it needs to be fixed. The acting in this is absolutely fantastic, all of the extras are absolutely brilliant and you really get attatched to some of the residents in the home, but Jodie Cormer and Stephen Graham both absolutely steal the film, this is an all time performance for both of them they are absolutely incredible, its got some nice heartwarming moments scattered throughout, but mostly it’s a super bleak and depressing film that really tugged on my heartstrings. That 2nd act where it’s the continuous shot of Sarah working the 20 hour night shift is maybe one of the best sequences I’ve ever seen in any film ever, it’s absolutely gripping and it makes you feel so panicked and absolutely hopeless. It’s backed by some absolutely incredible cinematography along with it.
However I was not a fan of the final act of this film at all, It’s a complete change of tone from what’s mostly a super grounded experience and it just didn’t fit the film at all, also that monologue she gives in the back of the police car at the end is so eye-rollingly blunt, which is such a shame because the film does such a great job subtly revealing things to you before its ending
Its ending holds it back from being an absolute masterpiece. But it is still an extremely important, Deeply saddening and gripping film with 2 amazing performances from Cormer and Graham, would highly highly recommend everyone watches this.
