ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

sueelaine Battling brain cancer this movie generously and humorously got me on my feet and into life again.

taylor_king-890-815491 Cynics beware, you will not like this film! For everyone else, this is a highly entertaining couple of hours watching accomplished British actors portray characters of a certain age struggle with lost loves, challenging conditions, and betrayal. These charismatic actors, that seem familiar to us because we've seen them in "Harry Potter" movies or BBC mysteries, engaged me in a heartbeat. They are natural and present themselves with the badges of aging without apology. The scripting was too broad and cliche in the beginning scenes, but I stopped thinking about that as the story unfolded and touching scenes won me over. And there is something about watching people dance themselves out of misery that is so beautiful, it renews my spirit!

atticus200453 Wasn't sure about this movie before I saw it. Like a lot of other films the title put me off but having nothing better to do I decided to see it. By the end I had laughed at the witty scrip; cried during the emotional scenes (I'm a 65 year old man by the way); and left the theatre thoroughly uplifted by a story obviously aimed at my end of the age range. Outstanding performances by British acting royalty Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall and above all Celia Imrie (is there no role she can play?). It's story that will make you believe that you should squeeze life until the pips squeak. As I said it's probably aimed at people of a certain age but younger ones may learn a valuable lesson about not putting off till tomorrow what you can do today. A little gem of a film. Go see it!

euroGary Sandra, Lady Abbott (Imelda Staunton), is looking forward to life with her newly-retired police chief husband Mike (John Sessions, for no good reason doing one of his 'amusing' accents, this time Welsh) when she discovers said hubby has been having an affair for five years. Her dreams shattered, she leaves him and goes to live with her Bohemian sister Bif (Celia Imrie) on a grotty council estate in London. As she begins to adjust to her new circumstances and to face the rest of her life, Sandra gets drawn into Bif's circle of dancing class friends, including Jackie (Joanna Lumley - with grey hair!) and Charlie (Timothy Spall), who has a tragic secret of his own.This is not high art, and certainly not original: all the plotlines have been well-used in various other films, plays, television shows, books... Nor is it always well-plotted: the manner in which the dancers win their trip to Rome is pretty unbelievable. But it is the kind of low-budget, feel-good, entertaining film that the UK does rather well, with hordes of British thesps competently performing in roles that do not really stretch them (although personally I would have preferred Lumley to be given more to do). Filmsnobs will not enjoy it; those who wish to be gently entertained will. It delivers chuckles, not belly-laughs. (And - who knew - Timothy Spall is a credible romantic hero! Honestly, by the end of the film I was ready to run off with him myself...)