Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sally Hawkins | ... | Jane | |
Morfydd Clark | ... | Young Jane | |
Robert Pugh | ... | Dennis | |
Natalie O'Neill | ... | Young Nicola | |
Elysia Welch | ... | Young Alice | |
Penelope Wilton | ... | Vivian | |
Boyd Clack | ... | Doctor | |
Billie Piper | ... | Nicola | |
Rita Bernard-Shaw | ... | Lucy | |
Alice Lowe | ... | Alice | |
Paul Hilton | ... | Tony | |
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Spencer Deere | ... | Jack |
Robert Aramayo | ... | Lover (voice) | |
Kas Meghani | ... | Examiner | |
David Thewlis | ... | Mike |
This movie follows Jane (Sally Hawkins) who, after being left at the altar, had a breakdown spiralled into a chaotic episode of schizophrenia lasting twenty years in which love (both real and imagined) and family relationships collide. Things change when she begins a darkly comic romance with Mike (David Thewlis), a failed musician and fellow lost soul.
This is a good film. I was sort of misled by the trailer. I thought it was a comedy. It isn't. It definitely has some funny moments but it is a lot more than that. Having close experience with mental illness, I found this to be an excellent portrayal of schizophrenia. It was chilling and heart breaking but heartwarming at the same time.