Lawless Heart (2001)

Directors:

Tom Hunsinger
Neil Hunter

Writers:

Neil Hunter (written by) and
Tom Hunsinger (written by)

Release Date:

15 December 2001 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

We think we live in a rational world...then we screw it up

Plot:

Three intersecting stories about people whose lives are affected by the death of a gay restaurateur.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Female Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Flirtation | Fight

Awards:

8 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Bill Nighy	...	Dan
Tom Hollander	...	Nick
Douglas Henshall	...	Tim
Clémentine Célarié	...	Corrine
Ellie Haddington	...	Judy
Sukie Smith	...	Charlie
Josephine Butler	...	Leah
Stuart Laing	...	David
Sally Hurst	...	Michelle
Dominic Hall	...	Darren
Jim McManus	...	Chef
Howard Gossington	...	Waiter
Richard Cant	...	Michael
Hari Dhillon	...	Will (as Hari Dillon)
Peter Symonds	...	Mr. Marsh - Tim's Father

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

99 min | USA:100 min | Switzerland:110 min (Locarno Film Festival)

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:R(A) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14A | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Douglas, Isle of Man

Company:

Overseas FilmGroup

Soundtrack:

Flame

Wonderful film, shame about Tim's parents

I'd been waiting for ages to see this film, ever since I read about the making of it in January 2001. It's been a long wait since the London premier in November to it's recent general release. However it was well worth the wait. I liked the way that the film told the story from three different points of view. It was interesting how sometimes when you thought there were only two people in the scene first time,eventually you saw there were actually three or four. I was moved by Tom Hollander's performance as Nick trying to come to terms with his grief. I laughed and cried with Tim, A brilliant performance by Douglas Henshall. My only criticism of the film was Tim's parents. We only see them in a few scenes, but neither of them is like him. You would expect at least one of them to enjoy a 'right old knees up', or you would expect them to be kind salt of the earth types, instead they are portrayed as cold and indifferent. A lot of film critics have described Tom as the returning prodigal son, if he had been then his parents would have had the party for him, he wouldn't have had to organize his own. That aside I loved all of the other characters and the way they were portrayed. I don't think that anyone who has lost a friend or loved one could fail to be moved by the final scene. On the whole this is a wonderful British film.