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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 415698" data-attributes="member: 23">The Last Bus (2021)

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From the art and the brief description I read, this struck me as something heartwarming, British and intimate. And it ticked all three boxes.

Some of the story is told in flashback throughout, but there are no real revelations because the audience mentally puts the pieces together long before they&#039;re even given to us. Still, that predictability only adds to the cosy familiarity of this film.

It serves as a kind of love letter to Britain: its regions and its people, but it&#039;s not a picture postcard. Despite passing some landmarks, much of the time the character&#039;s bus journey takes him into areas that are unloved and a bit scary. But he finds the best of human nature in the little kindnesses shown, and that&#039;s what really resonates.

The only element I didn&#039;t care for were the vocal tracks, sung by a young woman in the currently-trendy worldly-but-weary, omniscient-but-drowsy ickle-girl voice&nbsp; that makes me think of John Lewis Christmas adverts. They weren&#039;t a good fit for any of the stories told here, and threatened to take me out of the film.

There are some nice performances throughout (even Sandra from Brookside shows up at one point). None less so than Timothy Spall who brings a frailty to the lead character that is almost frightening. So increasingly confused and unsteady was he that I found myself on edge, hoping he wouldn&#039;t hurt himself. There&#039;s a desperation that drives this and makes it feel all the more important.

It&#039;s not a great or a classic, but it&#039;s certainly a sweet little film. And at a nicely brisk 85 minutes, it never outstays its welcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 415698, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Last Bus [/SIZE][/B](2021) [IMG width="761px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuL416_Z89KQ%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=d4c574c782cc1e4741dda8e5fabf161881f822549c579aed106ba725b4927881&ipo=images[/IMG] From the art and the brief description I read, this struck me as something heartwarming, British and intimate. And it ticked all three boxes. Some of the story is told in flashback throughout, but there are no real revelations because the audience mentally puts the pieces together long before they're even given to us. Still, that predictability only adds to the cosy familiarity of this film. It serves as a kind of love letter to Britain: its regions and its people, but it's not a picture postcard. Despite passing some landmarks, much of the time the character's bus journey takes him into areas that are unloved and a bit scary. But he finds the best of human nature in the little kindnesses shown, and that's what really resonates. The only element I didn't care for were the vocal tracks, sung by a young woman in the currently-trendy worldly-but-weary, omniscient-but-drowsy ickle-girl voice that makes me think of John Lewis Christmas adverts. They weren't a good fit for any of the stories told here, and threatened to take me out of the film. There are some nice performances throughout (even Sandra from [I]Brookside[/I] shows up at one point). None less so than Timothy Spall who brings a frailty to the lead character that is almost frightening. So increasingly confused and unsteady was he that I found myself on edge, hoping he wouldn't hurt himself. There's a desperation that drives this and makes it feel all the more important. It's not a great or a classic, but it's certainly a sweet little film. And at a nicely brisk 85 minutes, it never outstays its welcome.[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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