Thursday, 23 September 2021

Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019), directed by Simon Bird

Daniel is 15, a metalhead and off to Florida for the summer to stay with his dad and stepmother. When the trip is called off at the last minute Daniel sinks further into teenage angst at the prospect of six weeks at home with his mum. She is Sue, a self-deprecating librarian who was quite looking forward to the break herself. This small British film is warm and funny, with Monica Dolan and Earl Cave making a great mother-son duo. It cleverly sets up stereotypes and then undoes them by showing fully rounded characters with nuanced relationships. Rob Brydon and Tamsin Greig are notably amusing in supporting roles.

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