No. 94 (2018) Sometimes, Always Never October 30th.

Film No 94 (2018) Oct. 28th.  1.45PM  PALACE CINEMAS Raine Square,  Perth City . 

"When ever you make a decision, what ever you choose, there's another universe somewhere where you've made the opposite choice." (Alan philosophises with Pete on one of their road trips).

I loved this film but how can I love a film like Sometimes Always Never but not be totally sure I understood it? I suppose because of the comic, free-wheeling nature by which the script depicts its characters so coherently and with such entertainment. Alan (Bill Nighy) could be the perfect scrabble letter in a complicated game but it's son Peter (Sam Riley), keen to salvage a relationship with his pre-occupied father (Nighy) who holds the triple letter X. The theme revolves around repatriation and the need for a son (Peter) to move on, but only after he mends the rickety fence that is his love for his father. Frank Cottrell Boyce's (Hilary and Jackie) script is smart, witty and insightful. This quirky film, while not perfect, is delightfully amusing with lots to say - I've got it pretty well pegged, I think! 9GUMS.