To begin, there are two very good actors as the main protagonists of this film but that does little to save it. Ruth Wilson plays a woman who obviously has come out of a relationship that meant a great deal to her and can't let go of it. Tom Burke as the job centre universal credit bad boy type does not work at all. Wrong casting. We see a woman who is not in control of herself. She makes very bad decisions that are unappealing and furthermore indicative of a personality disorder. Somehow she wrestles through her days and is not engaged with her job, friends or parents. As she embarks on a sexual relationship with this unsavoury character she looses more and more control. Everything points towards breakdown; she is not young but does act like a mixed up teenager. However, it is clear she is suffering. As we are led through several ordeals with this man somehow or other and without much depth of writing or script they are off to Spain. This is after she has lost her job. Her parents are there in the background supporting her. At this point of the film everything becomes unbelievable. The man who claims he is an abandoned orphan brought up in care has a sister about to be married in Spain. He declares to her ' let's get married and have kids'. AS IF. A party ensues and said man shows his inconsistency of character. She walks off in to the night and suddenly is a mass of smiles down in the Spanish town. Next we see her smiling like a mad woman on a bus hurtling through the Spanish countryside. End of film. Are we supposed to assume that this was a right of passage in order for her to find her true quest for freedom?? If so it has been done badly. In truth and from what everything in this film has led us to see with our own eyes; she is detached from reality and her future looks unsure. I would be worried for her.....parents would surely be rescuing her at a later date after misfortune one can predict.
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