Review
The Waiting Room
Time Out says
We know Anna and Stephen are meant for each other from the moment their paths cross. They each, separately, have lots of time for the elderly, which is a sure sign of compassion in a film that relies heavily on obvious images of trains to suggest strangers passing in the night. The oldies at Stephen’s care home are further signposts: dying Helen (Phyllida Law) warns Stephen against believing the grass can be greener, while absent-minded Roger (Frank Finlay) might not be as senile as he looks. Fair play to Goldby for bucking a trend for extremes by looking to the city’s middle classes and elderly for drama, but ‘The Waiting Room’ would be a better film if he’d focused harder on fewer characters and leant less heavily on poor music and lingering shots of faces.
Release Details
- Rated:15
- Release date:Friday 6 June 2008
- Duration:105 mins
Cast and crew
- Director:Roger Goldby
- Screenwriter:Roger Goldby
- Cast:
- Anne-Marie Duff
- Ralf Little
- Rupert Graves
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