CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

anthony WILLS It's a long slow haul. The dialogue appears to be improvised, which I imagine is supposed to make it sound realistic but instead adds to the overall tedium. I don't think the husband is a b*****d, he's just out of his depth. You'd think she would start by at least turning the radio on at home or watching a bit of TV in order to give herself a bit of company; She doesn't interact with any of the parents or teachers at the school, she just wallows in her own self pity and doesn't think to medical help. The Paris sequence is laughably unrealistic and the denouement leaves us guessing - not that I cared much by that stage. (Incidentally where is the garden square she wanders around at the beginning and end of the film? It doesn't appear to have any connection with the estate where they live.) Gemma Arterton suffers nobly but she's one of the executive producers, so she has to take a share of the blame for this unconvincing farrago.

lyhendy Artherton plays a mum, daughter and wife going through depression and wanting more. Most women will be able to relate to her situation and how she feels. Trying to keep a smile on her face through her every day but feeling exceptionally unhappy, she runs away to France to seek a new life whilst still living with the depression and guilt of leaving her life behind. Will she return to her unhappy life or start over again elsewhere? This is a poignant film that leave you feeling sorry for all involved.

Ian Not much to say. Writer/director - argh! - who thought he had a good story because his only previous experience of 'story' was reading cereal packets!If you don't walk out or switch off after the most boring first 10-15 minutes in movie history, you'll fall asleep before the end.Okay performance from Gemma Arterton can't add anything to this - there's no substance here at all to add anything to!

minty100 I think EVERY mum feels like this at some point. I know I felt let there had to be more to me than just a mum. Life does get small, boring routine when you have a child(ten). It's just not everyone can afford to make a choice like that. A single mum can't just walk out on her life. Maybe change the title to "The Daydream of Escape" By the time she's in the park in Paris, I actually felt angry that she could be so selfish. All in all this film shows a woman who runs away in a fantasy, tries to forget who she was only to have a giant slap of reality across her face.