Synopsis
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonTom
- Lesley ManvilleJoan
- David WilmotPeter
- Amit ShahSteve
- Lalor RoddySmoking Man
- Stella McCuskerElderly Woman
- Melanie Clark PullenDoctor
- Desmond EdwardsAggressive Man
- Maggie CroninGlamorous Woman
- Geraldine McAlindenSurgeon
Recommendations
- 100
The Observer (UK)
Directed with wit, subtlety and great emotional honesty by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (the co-directors of 2012’s brilliantly life-affirming Good Vibrations), it’s a singular story with universal appeal – striking a very personal chord with some viewers while finding common ground with the widest possible audience. - 100
The Observer (UK)
Directed with wit, subtlety and great emotional honesty by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (the co-directors of 2012’s brilliantly life-affirming Good Vibrations), it’s a singular story with universal appeal – striking a very personal chord with some viewers while finding common ground with the widest possible audience. - 88
TheWrap
Ultimately, Ordinary Love is a celebration not just of this functional, delightfully average relationship, but also of life itself, risking and wrestling with loss not in spite of the fact it’s shared with others, but precisely because of that fact. - 88
TheWrap
Ultimately, Ordinary Love is a celebration not just of this functional, delightfully average relationship, but also of life itself, risking and wrestling with loss not in spite of the fact it’s shared with others, but precisely because of that fact. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
As quiet and thoughtfully composed as a Dutch master's painting, Ordinary Love uses clean lines and well observed tiny details to build up a deeply moving, nuanced portrait of a marriage under strain after a cancer diagnosis. - 80
Screen Daily
An achingly intimate portrait of a marriage weathering a storm ... what shines is the combination of Owen McCafferty’s stingingly honest screenplay and the two lovely, emotionally textured central performances. - 80
The Guardian
There are, arguably, scenes in this film which are less than subtle – and there were times when I wanted something more indirect. But Manville and Neeson have a real empathy and intimacy on screen. - 80
Empire
Anchored by great performances from Liam Neeson and especially Lesley Manville, Ordinary Love is alive to the feelings and moments other hospital dramas overlook. Its accumulation of details form a shattering whole.
