I say, if you must get out of your flat because
there's nothing on the telly, perhaps you'd have a mind to pop
out and watch something so very English as this slow-moving film.
Sadly, itís a bit of a let down, entertainment-wise. Richard
Grant plays a poet who writes ad copy, but quits to lead a life
of starvation and artistic integrity. Helena Bonham Carter plays
the woman who has no rational reason for putting up with his behaviour
as he descends into drunken excess and poverty. Like all extremely
English films, this one is set in the past, tries for a dry wit,
and has an odd chastity about even its erotic scenes. If you like
PBS, but would rather pay $7 to watch it, do go to A Merry
War.
--DiGiovanna
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