Hmm. Truly awful or last-chance-saloon romance? Passed a rainy afternoon, though, spotting the London sites on screen and listening to the sighs from my wife in the next seat. Dustin still does it for some, obviously. I related to the character of a jingle writer who really wanted to be a jazz pianist. Otherwise, I couldn't even begin to think which of my friends might even begin to like this over-sentimental, pleasant-enough film. But twelve squid for a cinema seat in the Curzon Mayfair? Daylight robbery. IMDB 7.1/10.
• Cosmo Landesman in The Sunday Times wrote: In Joel Hopkins's film, Dustin Hoffman plays a New Yorker, Harvey Shine, who comes to London to attend the wedding of his daughter. We're meant to feel sorry for Harvey because his boss fires him, and his daughter is letting her stepdad (James Brolin) giver her away. Frankly, the irritating Harvey deserves what he gets. Into his life comes the equally irritating Kate (Emma Thompson), who has a loveless and lonely existence. Not even these stars can compensate for the relentless, sadistic tedium of this shallow and sentimental drama.
