‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Astonishes in Mike Leigh’s Simple but Profoundly Moving Final Film

'Tender Loving Care' Review: Kate O'Flynn Sparks In Mike Leigh's Sublime Family Drama

TELLURIDE – There is a moment toward the end of Mike Leigh‘s latest gem, “Tender Loving Care,” when Amy (Kate O’Flynn) is crouched at the bedside of her ailing father. Geoff (Paul Jesson) is likely in the early stages of dementia, but Amy and her mother Birdie (Marion Bailey) are singing songs to him to keep him engaged and their own spirits up. Continue reading ‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Sparks In Mike Leigh’s Sublime Family Dram…

‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Tale of Social Workers, Lonely Hearts and Dementia Should Have Been a Fuller Portrait

Leigh doesn’t make any wrong moves here; just about every scene in the movie plays. Yet "Tender Loving Care" builds (or maybe I should say recedes) to something more schematic than it is powerful.

'Tender Loving Care' Review: Mike Leigh Delivers Another Gentle Gem

Telluride Film Festival: “Widow’s Bay” star Kate O’Flynn stars in another richly humanistic work from the veteran British director

‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Astonishes in Mike Leigh’s Simple but Profoundly Moving Final Film

A drama about a week in the life of two social workers, Leigh's supposed swan song pierces with the directness of a closing statement.

‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Lights Up Mike Leigh’s Warm, Gently Wrenching Study of Solace and Solidarity

In Mike Leigh's 'Tender Loving Care,' Kate O'Flynn ('Widow's Bay') plays a social worker who moves in with her best friend after a break-up.

‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Stars In What Could Be Mike Leigh’s Final Film, But It Happens To Be One Of His Best – Telluride Film Festival

There has been much talk in film circles that the great Mike Leigh’s latest film, Tender Loving Care, might be his last. Health issues, general aging and other things can get in the way for all of us, but if this turns out to be his finale, at least in terms of feature films — […]