Rate The Last Movie You Saw

And Keifer Sutherland always makes a good baddie.

Really because have you seen "Pompeii"

I, Daniel Blake -

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Been really looking forward to this, i have to check out more Loach films; great director. Nobody is close to him at depicting British working-class life and characters, the characters in this film feel like real people i know. I mean Daniel feels like a composite of at least a dozen guys i know; generally a good hard working man but aging and feeling easily irritated at life and societies sh!tty curveballs, well known in his community, etc. There's stuff i won't go into because he felt scarily like some close people to me both in personality and circumstances which made this film feel somewhat personal to me. All i'll say is that his frustrating and depressing experience with the benefits system seems to be fairly accurate from anecdotes i've heard anyway. Watching a really good man get completely broke down by an awful system is so sad and the knowledge that it happens in real life makes it that much worse. Saw the ending coming a mile away and i mean about 15 minutes into the film but it didn't make it any less effective.

Loved his relationship with Katie and the kids, it was so tough to watch a young mother who clearly loved her kids and went without to provide for them struggling so much. The scene she broke down in the food bank was so depressing. The prostitution part as well, i figured that's where it was going before Ivan even came into it but the scene that Daniel confronts her was heartbreaking. It wasn't all bleak the humour even though not constant was great, Daniel being extremely hopeless on the computers was brilliant "it's frozen. What, can you defrost it?" . Alot of the humour and good feelings came from his friendship with his younger neighbour (forgot his name) which was very well done.

Great film, the story is very simple but that's part of why it is so good; it feels like real life. It's certainly not going to be for everyone it pretty much heaps misery after misery on you then when a bit of hope finally comes it is cruelly snatched away. Regardless though i loved it; either my second or third favourite of 2016, Dave Johns is my favourite male performance and Hayley Squires is up there too.

This post has 10 Reps while the actual review has 3. Cray-Cray.

I love Loach. Would you say this is one of his best movies?

Really because have you seen "Pompeii"

He plays a volcano?

David Brent Life on the road.

Loved the office probably one of my favourite series so i watched this with slight hesitation after hearing none of the other office cast were in it, what a surprise i loved it! Always felt sorry for Brent as the guy no one likes but the ending was very satisfying and did bring a tear to the eye just seeing him have a beer with friends.

4/5

I watched this the other week too.I enjoyed it ok but I didn't think it was up to Office standard. It had some good bits but oh man, it really depressed me! I feel SO damn sorry for the guy, it's so hard to watch!

Just watched Girl on a Train - 4.5/10. Could have been so much more!

Man, i have a lot of movies pending! Too much gaming this year!