The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 41%. Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970s Britain.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes41%
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
155 audience votes
Key crew
- Baillie WalshDirector
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
- Baillie WalshScreenplay
Cast
- Daniel CraigJoe Scott
- Harry EdenYoung Joe Scott
- Miriam KarlinMrs. Rogers
- Jodhi MayEvelyn Adams
- Helen McCroryPeggy Tickell
- Olivia WilliamsGrace Scott
- Felicity JonesYoung Ruth Davies
- Keeley HawesJesse Scott
- Sid MitchellChillo
- Alfie AllenKevin Hubble
- Claire ForlaniRuth Davies
- Mark StrongManny Miesel
Stills
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Themes
funeralpasthedonism