Is Anybody There? (2008)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

John Crowley

Writer:

Peter Harness (writer)

Release Date:

1 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

"Set in 1980s seaside England, this is the story of Edward, an unusual ten year old boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents...

Plot Keywords:

Magician | Loneliness | Pilgrimage | Husband Wife Relationship | Old Age

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Cast

Michael Caine	...	Clarence
Bill Milner	...	Edward
Anne-Marie Duff	...	Mum
David Morrissey	...	Dad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thelma Barlow	...	Ena
Linzey Cocker	...	Tanya
Adam Drinkall	...	Stuart
Garrick Hagon	...	Douglas
Keith Hargreaves	...	Bus driver
Rosemary Harris	...	Elsie
Ralph Ineson	...	Mr. Kelly
Angie Inwards	...	Mavis
Charli Janeway	...	Guy Who Walks
Karl Johnson	...	Arthur
Miles Jupp	...	Vicar
Michael Keogh	...	Paramedic
Leslie Phillips	...	Reg
Ralph Riach	...	Clive
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Prudence
Sylvia Syms	...	Lilian
Peter Vaughan	...	Bob

Also Known As:

Is Anybody There? (UK) (new title) (USA)
Is There Anybody There? (Canada: English title) (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

95 min | Canada:92 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

The last film of Elizabeth Spriggs. She died during post production.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "This Morning: (2009-04-29)" (2009)

Very disappointing ... going nowhere ...

I really don't know where to start … it was such a poor film on so many levels.

I am usually a fan of Michael Caine ... and after seeing the previous performance by Bill Milner - who played such a good part in "Son of Rambow" - I was quite optimistic about seeing this film ... but I have to say that I was very disappointed in this film.

A dysfunctional kid, and a very grumpy old man, become very unlikely friends and the story just drags and drags … to a very bland, poor finish going absolutely nowhere.

This film really has nothing to say.

There is nothing to redeem this film at all, it is certainly NOT one that you would want to have on your CV or would want to be any part of. I don't know exactly how long this film was, but it felt like it was three times as long as it should have been.

I really could NOT recommend this film.