Ordinary Love

2/14/20201h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Love doesn't give up. ~

Overview:

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

Director:

Lisa Barros D'Sa

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

cancer
power of love

Cast

Liam Neeson

~ as ~

Tom

Lesley Manville

~ as ~

Joan

David Wilmot

~ as ~

Peter

Amit Shah

~ as ~

Steve

Lalor Roddy

~ as ~

Smoking Man

Stella McCusker

~ as ~

Elderly Woman

Melanie Clark Pullen

~ as ~

Doctor

Desmond Edwards

~ as ~

Aggressive Man

Maggie Cronin

~ as ~

Glamorous Woman

Geraldine McAlinden

~ as ~

Surgeon

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
I will usually give anything a try that features Lesley Manville, and in this film I also like Liam Neeson, so that was a bonus. This is a good, solid film in my opinion. Not earth-shattering, but well-written with two strong leads. Both Neeson and Manville seemed like normal folks to me, believable as a couple. There are no melodramatic tantrums or gushing tears and emotion. There were flare-ups of temper, as you expect in a long-term relationship when two people feel enough love and security to occasionally say mean things to each other.

When Neeson’s husband struck up a conversation with the partner of another patient his wife had spoken to, it reminded me a little of that excellent movie The Doctor, with William Hurt. The plots are wildly different, but the feel of someone spending time with a person who is going through an experience even worse than his felt believable.

The supporting cast did a credible job, but this was really a two-person show. Fortunately the co-starts were up to it.