Say goodbye to the old, drifting world, say hello to moving on. It isn't, coldly considered, a particularly strong or original tale. Usual rites, usual passage. What gives it life, though, is a sense of affectionate joy. This is a perfectly cheery place to live, not a misery sink.
Nobody's down in the nil by mouth.
The playing is pretty spot on, too. David Thewlis makes a brief, memorable appearance as Charlie's sad dad. Anybody who thought Dani Behr could only do brassy game-show blondes should catch her here as a sensible nurse. Inevitably, not everything works. Michael Caine, of course, has done it again and again and again.