With or Without You
So you’re looking for a feel good
film with Chris in. One that won’t leave you sobbing with grief or heading
Not that it’s simple – on the
contrary: this is one of the nicest complex characters I’ve seen Chris play. But
I promise you a happy ending. I rather wish someone had made me that promise
before I watched it: my first viewing was impaired by the fact that knowing
Chris’s taste in miserable plots I was on the edge of my seat expecting
something disastrous and Hardyesque to happen at any moment.
The plot is simple: a fairly
traditional man’s man of a bloke and the wife he adores want a baby. And it
doesn’t happen. The effect on them emotionally and the strain it puts on their
marriage is accentuated by the sudden and unannounced arrival of her old
pen-pal from
This is a film to enjoy. Angsty
but safely so; well characterised and acted; enjoyable and feel-good. I could
wish Chris did more like this!
I won’t comment on the accent:
Now: the caps: these weren’t easy
as the style is ‘documentary’ so much is shot in near natural light, with a lot
of fuzzy action shots. However, when I checked the file at the end of the
capping process I had rather more than I needed. I’ve cut it down to just over
200, and will spread them over two pages!
This film has a lot of nekkidness
and bonking, most of which has been capped. Sharp eyed viewers have spotted
shots of Chris’s bits in one dorsal camera angle. I haven’t included those
shots on this page – somehow it felt intrusive to take a tiny glimpse in a
motion shot and freeze the moment in a cap. Some things should mebbe stay
private. There are people and places on the net to find such images if you
want. If he ever goes full frontal, it’ll be different; though I guess after
Doctor Who, he may keep his nose clean to retain his ‘family actor’ status. Not
that it's his nose we're talking about…
Now the screencaps: Click on the
thumbnails for full size.
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For someone who claims no handy
skills, he does a good job of looking like he knows what he's doing! |
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