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Mrs. Lowry & Son

2019

Adrian Noble

Timothy Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Lord, David Schaal ...

5.8

387

Drama Artist L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall) pursues his artistic ambitions to the chagrin of his domineering mother (Vanessa Redgrave) in this British drama.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An entertaining showcase for two first-class performers. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alice Saville Time Out	"An atmospheric but plodding look at the home life of the renowned Salford painter.(...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"The writing is sharp and insightful when it comes to class and opportunity, but suffers under the direction (...) The stage and the screen aren’t always natural bedfellows (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Despite boasting two heavyweight actors in the leads, it feels both inert and dismal, hitting the same tonal register for the majority of the running time (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Timothy Spall hams it up in a risk-averse, airbrushed biopic (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"The film is also livelier and less oppressive than it may sound thanks to the fine writing, deft direction by Adrian Noble, and the superb, if painful interplay between Redgrave and Spall"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A stiff, stuffy affair with Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave below their best."	POS

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