Star rating – 6/10
This low
budget British film by director Jamie Thraves has its heart in the right place with
this story of Tom who walks out on his family during a mid life crisis. The world he finds in
London amongst the ‘dispossessed’ is a little clichéd at times, but
nevertheless worthy of focus.
Tom (Tom
Fisher) is a middle class architect with a wife and baby, but at the start of the
film is obviously having a sort of break down. He finds himself in the strange and
often scary world of a homeless person. Aidan Gillen is brilliant as Aidan the
happy go lucky Irish odd job guy with some form of leaning difficulty, who has
a heart of gold. His performance is sad and touching and very funny.
Their fleeting
friendship is very affecting, and although this is not a hard hitting Loach
type analysis, Treacle Jr does raise very valid and relevant questions about prejudice,
happiness, and belonging.
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