PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

andy-mclelland I watched 'I Daniel Blake' and it just shocked me how much truth it portrayed. Not only in the U.K. but in other countries also. Food banks in this day and age? What a disgrace, greed and ignorance will be etched into this era. Daniel Blake captures my mood and despair trying to compete with bureaucracy after bureaucracy, paper work, online forms that crash half way through. No wonder people commit suicide, but Daniel fights back for all he's worth and befriends a young girl with two children who's also down on her luck trying to survive. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, it made me feel happy at those who cared and angry at those who didn't.

SnoopyStyle Daniel Blake is an unemployed construction worker after a devastating heart attack. He gets disability support until a government bureaucrat decides that he doesn't have enough points. He struggles through the bureaucratic labyrinth trying to navigate a computer without the barest of rudimentary skills or applying for jobs that he couldn't take. He befriends single mom Katie who is also struggling with the bureaucracy as her support is cut.Ken Loach continues his lower class cinema with a gripping tale of a man of honor. The acting is great. The settings have a sense of real places. The plot and the turns are forseeable. For example, after Ivan gives Katie his number, the rest is a given but the emotion is never diminished. Same thing with the ending which has its inevitability. The food bank scene does take a surprising turn. Overall, this is a sad tragedy on a straight road. Daniel never loses his humanity.

rebeccalucy A good look into the benefits system in place in England, and the sometimes unjust way it goes about helping people. However, it can be a little stereotypical in its view, with many being either extremely cruel or nice. There is no in between. The editing and cinematography are decent, as it uses social realist techniques. It really reflects the story and allows for the story to take centre stage. Most of the actors are quite good, and manage to give heartbreaking performances. Definitely worth a look!

pageyjjj This dark comedy's Daniel Blake plays the fool lost in the socialist world of the present day U.K.. Of limited intellect but a good heart, Daniel navigates the intricacies of the nanny state with little success. Ken Loach presents visible minorities as the entrepreneurial answer to an otherwise dystopian future. Will you be rolling in the aisles? Only if you can laugh at stereotypes presented by this auteur.