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Beginners (2011)



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4 out of 10 Quirky Drama
Regina from Kilkenny, 01 Feb 2012
Really enjoyable film, based around a father-son relationship supported by a beautiful french girl and adorable dog. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer give subtle performances and Melanie Laurent is a typical cool French girl. The story is told is flashback and the story threads back from the father's declining health and the emerging relationship between the son and a French actress. The little dog acts as a sounding board for all drama in the movie and this works well. Very good film...
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3 out of 10 Not as good as the trailer
Blanaid from Dublin, 09 May 2012
I liked the slow pace of this but it drove my husband mad. The trailer is really quirky and while the film is, it is too serious to be really off-beat. The dog is cool. The story moves very slowly but there is a nice atmosphere that makes it enjoyable.
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1.5 out of 10 Test your patience
Donal from Cork, 22 Nov 2011
I saw this in the cinema. Nothing happens! As dull a film as could be imagined, despite strong actors and lovely filming, as far as I can remember from the stupour of boredom.
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1 out of 10 Utterly boring
Eamon from Meath, 14 Mar 2012
It's rare that I will turn off a film, but this one was the exception. Absolutely bored me to tears.
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0.5 out of 10 A sleeper
FRANCIS from Dublin, 30 Apr 2012
Brutal don't rent it , it will put you asleep in 2 mins avoid at all cost
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What's it about....
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.








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