Not so sweet really

 

Life is Sweet (1990)

Directed by Mike Leigh this film stars Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Clair Skinner, Jane Horrocks and Timothy Spall. We follow a family over a week in the summer.

I found this film to be a bit lacking in subtlety, both in the script and the acting. It is not until right near the end we get some of the hard hitting drama we might expect from Mike Leigh. Definitely not my favourite of the director's work.

2/5