Song for Marion

[parkerboy100]

bring your tissues. loved this film. a true to life story. heart warming and funny.

[julieisbored]

Saw this in Sheffield film started about 10 minutes late and someone to our left spoke loudly for around 15 minutes. Luckily they stopped before I could work out which row it was coming from.

I really enjoyed this laughed and cried. 6.5/10 :)

[Beate]

Formulaic and predictable but nevertheless a sweet little film that didn't overstay its welcome. It was much funnier at the beginning, I snorted quite a few times, but unfortunately it got a bit maudlin after that. Didn't expect Vanessa Redgrave to be around for half the film! It made Terence Stamp's transformation feel a little bit rushed. I normally can't stand Christopher Ecclestone but he was ok here. Didn't cry as much as I thought I might but had a few tears in my eyes at that terribly sad song at the end.

Lovely to see jojojoanne and queue up with her next to the lying usher ("No, I don't know which screen it will be yet." "You can go through now then.")

8/10

[newdot]

quite enjoyed this, despite myself.

however, found it hard to believe terence stamp as a doddering suburban grandad, whose favorite songs were by martin or sinatra.

this is the same terence stamp who was at the epicenter of swinging sixties london & during that time, shared a "pad" with that other young ladykiller, micheal caine.

i know he was playing a part, but he is a very, very limited actor who tends to play himself (exception being the wonderful priscilla queen of the desert)

christopher eccleston nailed his performance & was excellent.

that said, mildly diverting, 5/10.

[McG]

Saw this for the second time tonight in Glasgow. Went with some friends after a pizza meal out. Enjoyed it as much the second time! Not brain taxing and certainly a mixture of emotions for the characters. No howling woman tonight, thank goodness though I did provide the paper hankie in advance to a particular friend who can be easily in tears.

[alythonian]

Did anyone else see an American documentary called Young @ Heart about 5 years ago? I saw it at the cinema when I was in New Zealand but I'd have expected it had a cinema release here?

It's the real story of a choir of OAPs in Northampton, MA, USA who perform their take of modern pop/rock and clearly the inspiration, to some extent, behind this?

See: http://www.youngatheartchorus.com/

I loved the documentary and whilst this was nowhere near as good, the actors did a class job. I thought Christopher Eccleston played it spot on as the son.

[Ms Thrifty]

Not up there with BEMH and Quartet, but then I wasn't expecting it to be and this was perfectly watchable, if undistinguished and predictable. And actually, these days I'm almost happy to settle for a film which doesn't contain certain things, e.g. excessive swearing, violence, CGI, so on that basis, this one gets the thumbs up!

[The Sparrow]

quite enjoyed this, despite myself.

however, found it hard to believe terence stamp as a doddering suburban grandad, whose favorite songs were by martin or sinatra.

this is the same terence stamp who was at the epicenter of swinging sixties london & during that time, shared a "pad" with that other young ladykiller, micheal caine.

i know he was playing a part, but he is a very, very limited actor who tends to play himself (exception being the wonderful priscilla queen of the desert)

christopher eccleston nailed his performance & was excellent.

that said, mildly diverting, 5/10.

The man is 74, if he can't play a doddering grandad now, when can he!

[jojojoanne]

Saw this tonight at West India Quay. Headed straight for the Screening Room and ignored the little fella who told me to wait in the bar!! Shortly after, I was joined by a nice girl who I'd chatted to while waiting in line at Greenwich for a previous screening (neither of us could remember what film it was!!) Not long after that, Beate and OH showed up. OH was in a dancing mood, so naturally I joined him in a little boogie!! Sat with Beate and enjoyed this film. Christopher Eccleston is one of my fave actors. I am usually VERY emotional - I've been known to cry at adverts!! And yet, I didn't shed a single tear with this film!! I think I was being brave because Beate was there!! If I was on my own in my living room, I think I would've cried my eyes out!!

[chelle1973]

Ooops i nodded off for a second or two!! However it was a sweet and short film 6/10