Capturing Mary (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Stephen Poliakoff

Writer:

Stephen Poliakoff (written by)

Release Date:

12 November 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young man ushers an older woman into a dark exploration of her past - back to the time when, as a young girl, she met a stranger who affected her life forever. |

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Maggie Smith	...	Mary Gilbert
Ruth Wilson	...	Young Mary
David Walliams	...	Greville White
Danny Lee Wynter	...	Joe
Gemma Arterton	...	Liza
Michael Byers	...	Zach
Max Dowler	...	Mr Graham
Jack Berkeley	...	Musician
Rebecca Bottone	...	Singer
Claire Turner	...	Singer
Celena Bridge	...	Singer

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

38 Hill Street, Mayfair, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Spin off from A Real Summer (2007) (TV)

Time to change the record?

I am very tempted to say this is absolute rubbish, that it so desperately wants to be important and profound. That it feels like the story is unwinding before you only seconds after it's been thought of and that the author is searching high and low for something that means something only to keep finding there's nothing there. That the only thing holding it together and telling you what to feel is the overly melancholic score that repeats and repeats ad nauseam throughout this and all of Poliokoff's recent work. And yet annoyingly having said that I know this like his other works does have a haunting quality that stays with you and so I will probably still watch whatever he does next in the vain hope there's a story that justifies the running time and he uses a different composer. (3/10)