Heart (1999)A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds. Director:Charles McDougallWriter:Jimmy McGovern |
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Heart (1999)A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds. Director:Charles McDougallWriter:Jimmy McGovern |
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Maria Ann McCardle
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| Christopher Eccleston | ... |
Gary Ellis
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Kate Hardie | ... |
Tess Ellis
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| Rhys Ifans | ... |
Alex Madden
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| Anna Chancellor | ... |
Nicola Farmer
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| Matthew Rhys | ... |
Sean McCardle
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Jack Deam | ... |
Policeman
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Kate Rutter | ... |
Headmistress
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Nicholas Moss | ... |
Doctor
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| Bill Paterson | ... |
Mr. Kreitman
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Paul Warriner | ... |
Surgeon
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Maxine Burth | ... |
Anaesthetist
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David Williamson | ... |
Profusionist
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Alan Eccleston | ... |
Alan Ellis
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Alison Swann | ... |
Kathy
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Gary (Eccleston) is wheelchair bound and awaiting a heart transplant. When a young man, Sean, is killed in a motorbike accident, Gary receives his heart. Maria (Reeves), Sean's mother, tracks down the man with her son's heart and gets to know him and his wife, Tess (Hardie). Maria's obsession with the only piece of her son still living is the centre-piece to this unique psychological thriller. Written by Jimbo <mcgyver@cybergal.com>
I was really looking forward to this movie. I'm a great fan of Jimmy McGovern's work. But this film just failed to engage me at any point. It felt like an episode of Cracker, but without the Cracker side of the plot. In fact, the whole thing felt like a lame TV drama, despite the widescreen format. Unltimately, a disappointment.