Cemetery Junction (2010) 6.9
A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading. |
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Cemetery Junction (2010) 6.9
A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading. |
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Tom Hughes | ... | ||
Ricky Gervais | ... | ||
Christian Cooke | ... | ||
Ralph Fiennes | ... | ||
Matthew Goode | ... | ||
Jack Doolan | ... | ||
Steve Speirs | ... |
Sgt. Wyn Davies
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Jessica Jones | ... |
Girl in Street
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Madeleine Dunbar | ... |
Wife in Bar
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Andrew Brooke | ... |
Husband in Bar
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Burn Gorman | ... |
PC Renwick
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Anne Reid | ... |
Freddie's Gran
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Julia Davis | ... |
Mrs Taylor
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Albert Welling | ... |
Mr. Waring
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Katy Murphy | ... |
Mrs Waring
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It's 1973 in Cemetery Junction, a Reading suburb. Three working class lads, best friends, are coming of age. Freddie wants to rise above his station, taking a job selling life insurance, wearing a suit and tie. Snork works at the railway station and wants a girlfriend some day. Bruce talks of leaving but seems on track to work at a factory, drink and fight, and become like his dad, in front of the telly with beer on hand; and he's trying the patience of the police officer who gets him out of jams. Freddie's job leads the lads toward a few small changes. He runs across a childhood friend, Julie, his boss's daughter who's engaged to the firm's top seller. Can the lads break out? Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha"><jhailey@hotmail.com>
I'm always surprised when a film I'd heard had mixed reviews at best, turns out to be so much better than I was expecting and Cemetery Junction is a great example of this.
It's an old fashioned feel good movie. Sure it's maybe a little twee in places and ties things up nicely at the end but what's wrong with that sometimes? Great casting with superb performances from the central few characters and again a stunning turn from Ralph Fiennes. How good an actor is that guy? Poignant, touching, both gently and laugh out loud funny in places, a great character driven plot and just very very good film making IMO. Great use of music too, which like Tarantino movies always adds massively to the overall appeal.
Can't recommend it enough. Gervais and Merchant should be very proud of themselves and I hope they're aware that this is a much better film than the box office takings would suggest.
Similar film styles would be East is East, Sideways and maybe, Letter to Brezhnev. If you liked those, watch this. You'll love it.