ageing actor setting out in new direction learns insights into himself and the world

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2015)

This I found to be a tremendous film, it is funny, it is absorbing, it describes people I cared about and it released stress. These people are even more stressed out than I am and I found certain scenes and the whole deadpan humour hilarious. The main character is interesting, deep and sympathetic but so is his protagonist, so is his sullen bad tempered daughter. He is not just an ageing actor, the film asks what we are and why we think we are here and what we crave from others. He gives his all, he suffers the rebuff of the leading theatre critic who will not even bother to see his play and somehow he bounces back and succeeds with his play and indeed he has got a touch of genius. I found this gripping and was not disappointed and at least it is a serious meaningful film.