Excellent story, true to life characters, brilliant direction

Rating: 9/10 (26 January 2008)

Saw this by chance as I have never been into Woody Allen at all. Was extremely impressed by the true to life acting and intriguing story. It turned out to be a thriller which was unexpected.. The direction was so good. Very atmospheric. A top class drama. A very British film, even though written by Woody Allen. This film revolved round a wealthy middle class English family and a typical potential mother in law, Prejudice was an undercurrent and the main character was a selfish young man who wanted his cake and to eat it too. The sex scenes were cut short and mainly left to the imagination. Therefore, it was just as revealing as if they had been graphic. Great London locations added to the atmosphere of the piece. A film I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes a gritty adult film.