The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike NewellDirector
- Christopher HamptonWriter
- Peter PrinceWriter
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anthony HopkinsBill Hooper
- Jim BroadbentRoger Miles
- Harriet WalterEmmy Hooper
- Frances VinerCheryl Langford
- Simon CallowMark Varda
- Miriam MargolyesJane Powell
- Joanne WhalleyMary Hall
- Michael ByrneLeonard Scruby
- Stephen FryCreighton
- Clifford RoseJudge
- Jennie StollerBill's friend
- Johanna KirbyBill's friend