Ordinary Love

Boring and not particularly insightful.

Some, or most, may not get attached over the slow pacing with nothing being much eventful. Either treat the film as a showcase or a romantic display of realism over relatable discourses to boot with occasional unspoken meanings. With a simple title rightfully described, it's correct to assume there's more in poetic senses and matched by resonating performances from Neeson and Manville's chemistry. After watching the film, it's a nice picture that displays love being casually strong when going through hardships. (B)

EXCELLENT! This is a beautiful love story which happens to very few. A story about real love.

This is quite a touching film, a domestic drama about a middle aged couple going through an understandably tough time. There's a fair amount of symbolism present, with the pet fish and other things. I could understand the wife's concern and assumptions at times, I feel I may think similar things, if I were to be in her position. I thought the cast do well - Manville and Neeson both give quite solid performances. Indeed, it seemed quite believable that they were a married couple. The thought that so many, probably hundreds, if not thousands, of such married couples/families/people go through the process of cancer diagnosis and treatment in the UK, is a sobering thought indeed. I thought this was a well made film. I like how it shows the affection they have for one another, without being overly and unnecessarily sugary sweet. It's a thoughtful film that treats the topic well. It highlights the importance of expressing things, of opening up to other people, while undergoing such treatments - of admitting fear and vulnerability. I would recommend this film, yes.

The highlight here is seeing Liam Neeson play a different kind of role. The story struggles along, but the acting is solid. Filming too. It is just that this movie fills time. It doesn't compliment it.

una peli interesante 7/10

Aiaia, um filme fofinho recheado de tristeza e dor, aquela doença de nome "melhor não ser dita", tão perfeitinho, diálogos do cotidiano de um casal entrando na terceira idade, feliz, e o amor, tudo tão carinho e delicado, lento, calmo, até o sofrimento…

It might have been an "ordinary relationship" - but their love for each other was anything but. When Liam's wife is diagnosed with cancer, they push through the pain and continue to find ways to live and find joy.

Realistic situations and, especially, a realistic long-married couple.

A beautiful, restrained love story about a married couple dealing with a cancer diagnosis. It's a film that consistently refuses to romanticise the experience; this is a believable, honest and truthful portrayal of how ordinary people deal with horrible experiences - which of course makes I all the more romantic for its truthfulness. The central performances are wonderfully subtle - there's not a hint of grandstanding here - and everything else about the film is similarly understated; the cinematography, the lighting, the script, the production design ... everything works to make this a wonderfully moving but ultimately satisfying and quietly uplifting experience.