you know from the outset that when she first meets tim spall and she finds him abrasive and difficulthim. you also know from the outset that amongst the comedy, there is going to be tragedy, there are going to be tears. so the question then is how well does this all play out? and i have to say rather better than i expected. i thought it was charming and funny, not least because it's a great cast, they are throwing them self into it, and having a very good time. it is well directed by richard loncraine. yes, no cliche goes unturned. funnily enough, it owes a certain structural debt to nativity!, the debbie isitt film, and in fact, funnily enough, it would have made more sense to release this in the run—up to christmas because there is a slight christmas theme to it. it's a bit odd that it's coming out now. but, overall, and despite your reservations about the poster — which i understand entirely — i thought it was funny, i thought it was charming, i liked the performances and my heart went with it enough that when my head kept going "but hang on! hang on!" my head went "just let it be"

dance lessons, where she meets characters likejoanna lumley and a character called charlie played by tim spall. you know from the outset that that character is going to soften and discover more to life than material possessions and this ridiculous dream of her husband's retirement. you know from the outset when she meets timothy spall and she finds him abrasive and difficult, she will warm to him. and you know from the outset amongst the comedy, there will be tragedy and tears amongst laughs. the question is, how well this all plays out? i have to say rather better than i expected. it was charming and funny, not least because it's a great cast. they are all throwing themselves into it and having a very good time. it is well directed. no cliche goes unturned. funnily enough, it owes a certain structural debt to nativity, the debbie isitt film, and in fact, funnily enough, it would've made more sense to release this in the run—up to christmas because there is slight christmas theme to it so it is odd that it's coming out now. despite your reservations about the poster, which i understand, i thou