5/5 Growing old with dear friends
  by Arctic Voice Earl

This is a fresh and warm film on the very real fears of growing old alone.
A woman recently widowed moves into a London hotel with a distinguished name --the Claremont--but not much else.
She is placed in a tiny room and eats from the marginal menu with each occupant at a separate table, watching each other. And yet, each of them would seem to want nothing more than a friend, some companionship.
As described in the Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" ---"All those lonely people, where do they all come from?"

The widow, played by the ever-lovely Joan Plowright, finds unexpected friendship with a young writer played by Rupert Friend. While the snoops in the hotel dining room are persuaded that this is the grandson who has been ignoring her, his charm wins not only Plowright, but all those lonely people.

For seniors reading this review, let's hope we do not spend the final period of our life alone. Keep reaching out, not only to family but to friends and potential friends.
Even the residents of the Clarmont Hotel somehow manage to be a comfort now and then.
"All those lonely people, where do they all come from?" Reach out dear friends.
Earl


5/5 Wonderfully worthwhile
  by Mia (OH USA)
I ran across this movie on TV, quite by chance. It's very well-written and well-acted. It's a "little" film with a lot of heart. It tells us that "love" and "family" come in many different ways and often quite by chance too! Delightful but grab your hankies!

5/5 Special film
  by T. B. Flaherty (NC, USA)
This film is way better than the notice it has received in the movie world. The Academy should be ashamed of itself. This picture, produced on a razor thin budget, is what movie-making should be all about.

I would not deduct for it, but it seems to me that subtitles would be a good idea on a film likely to be most appreciated by seniors.


5/5 A Gentle Gem
  by curlygirrl (Wyoming)
There are movies and there are films. This is as charming and heartwarming of a film as I have seen in years. Since first renting it from Netflix, I have recommended countless times, only to be rewarded with rave reviews. The other reviews have set out the story quite accurately so there is no need for me to repeat it. I can only suggest that everyone that they do themselves an immense favor and watch this film. The acting is pitch perfect. Dame Plowright and Rupert Friend are so natural in their roles that I almost felt embarrassed for intruding on their private lives.

5/5 A Believable Story with Believable People with Believable Emotions
  by Kenneth A. Nelson (Pensacola, FL)
Gracious and "human" people living a slightly less than gracious life at a residential hotel in London during present time. The characters are warm and my emotional meter went from happy to sad, stopping at all levels in-between. This is a film I know I'll watch ocassionally when I need a shot of humanity.