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Edward hates living in the old people's home run by his parents. His only interest is a morbid obsession with ghosts, death and the afterlife. Until, that is, the arrival of reluctant new resident ...
Apr 29, 2009 · There's a real sense of growth and development in their personalities courtesy of Peter Harness's script. It superbly captures this odd couple and is peppered full of neatly observed dialogue that ...
- brjones@digitalspy.co.uk
There is a slightly unrealistic element in the lack of attention given to Edward’s bizarrely morbid hobby. Equally, his mother’s blissful ignorance of her husband’s interest in the young nursing assistant does strain credulity a bit too far. Despite this, the film remains laugh-out-loud comical and deeply tragic, often at the same time.
Apr 28, 2009 · The tender rapport between this film’s two leads, 76-year-old Michael Caine and 14-year-old Bill Milner, is reason enough to see this sweet-natured British indie that explores the not-very-sexy ...
Apr 17, 2009 · Edward’s is a lonely existence until he meets Clarence (Michael Caine), the latest arrival at the home, a retired magician and grieving widower who refuses to give in gracefully to old age ...
- John Crowley
- Bill Milner
Michael Caine, David Heyman, Peter Saraf, John Crowley, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Harness. Release Date: Friday, April 17, 2009 New York / Los Angeles. PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA. language including sexual references, and some disturbing images. Runtime: N/A.
Sure, there’ll be banter-filled tension, but given that the cantankerous golden oldie was once a magician—the Amazing Clarence—while the lad is obsessed with the supernatural, and both are ...
