Sometimes Always Never
Bill Nighy is a tailor who closes up shop to move in with his surly son Peter (Sam Riley), who stormed out of the family home years ago after a particularly heated round of Scrabble, in this comedy-drama.
- Director:
- Carl Hunter (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Cast:
- Sam RileyBill NighyTim McInnernyAlice LoweJenny AgutterJohn WestleyOliver SindcupLouis Healy
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksBill Nighy is a tailor who closes up shop to move in with his surly son Peter (Sam Riley), who stormed out of the family home years ago after a particularly heated round of Scrabble, in this comedy-drama. Opens in NZ cinemas 13th June with sneak previews this weekend.
Flicks, Sarah Ward
flicksIn Sometimes Always Never, the inimitable Billy Nighy plays Alan, a haunted man who seeks solace in playing Scrabble. There is a great weight to his unique comic presence and the bittersweet drama around him is both stimulating and soothing, writes critic Sarah Ward.
Urban Cinefile
pressDon't lose sight of what you already have when searching for the elusive dream is the moral of this drama that explores the complex relationship between father and son.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe appeal of a Bill Nighy character is hard to pin down. While his overall attitude to life is pessimistic, an irresistible desire to look for the joke lurking behind the bad news keeps breaking through and brightening the picture.
New Zealand Herald
pressSometimes Always Never is a quintessentially British film; a damp slice of seaside village life, often ponderous and offbeat (perhaps to a fault, depending on your tolerance) but curiously endearing.
Adelaide Review
pressOften so self-consciously 'quirky' that you might occasionally want to scream, Sometimes Always Never is an odd, sad character piece that never really comes together, and feels fey and even twee.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksBill Nighy is a tailor who closes up shop to move in with his surly son Peter (Sam Riley), who stormed out of the family home years ago after a particularly heated round of Scrabble, in this comedy-drama. Opens in NZ cinemas 13th June with sneak previews this weekend.
Flicks, Sarah Ward
flicksIn Sometimes Always Never, the inimitable Billy Nighy plays Alan, a haunted man who seeks solace in playing Scrabble. There is a great weight to his unique comic presence and the bittersweet drama around him is both stimulating and soothing, writes critic Sarah Ward.
Urban Cinefile
pressDon't lose sight of what you already have when searching for the elusive dream is the moral of this drama that explores the complex relationship between father and son.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe appeal of a Bill Nighy character is hard to pin down. While his overall attitude to life is pessimistic, an irresistible desire to look for the joke lurking behind the bad news keeps breaking through and brightening the picture.
New Zealand Herald
pressSometimes Always Never is a quintessentially British film; a damp slice of seaside village life, often ponderous and offbeat (perhaps to a fault, depending on your tolerance) but curiously endearing.
Adelaide Review
pressOften so self-consciously 'quirky' that you might occasionally want to scream, Sometimes Always Never is an odd, sad character piece that never really comes together, and feels fey and even twee.
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