It's clear what this movie was intended to be but it misses the mark, mainly because of Grace. It's hard to feel much sympathy for Grace and Edward as a couple when Grace is such an unlikeable bully, and you are constantly wondering why Edward didn't leave years ago.
The problem with Grace is perfectly exemplified when she goes to confront Edward at Angela's house. Grace lives in a huge timbered house with an Aga, surrounded by tasteful posh clutter and shelves groaning with piles of doubtless worthy and intellectual books. When she bursts (uninvited) into Angela's modest bungalow - all magnolia walls and fitted carpets - her issue is not so much that Edward left her, but that he left her for THIS. It seems that it's not heartbreak driving her, rather it is raging snobbery.
Which is a pity because I love Bill Nighy but this film really doesn't deliver.
The problem with Grace is perfectly exemplified when she goes to confront Edward at Angela's house. Grace lives in a huge timbered house with an Aga, surrounded by tasteful posh clutter and shelves groaning with piles of doubtless worthy and intellectual books. When she bursts (uninvited) into Angela's modest bungalow - all magnolia walls and fitted carpets - her issue is not so much that Edward left her, but that he left her for THIS. It seems that it's not heartbreak driving her, rather it is raging snobbery.
Which is a pity because I love Bill Nighy but this film really doesn't deliver.