Summary
Be careful what you wish for, runs the old saying. For years, British filmmakers gave us either gangster movies and council- estate dramas or posh people and period pieces. I've spent many columns begging for films about the middle classes. Now, in Alpha Male (15) **, one arrives and it's, well, dreary.
On the eve of Jack's 21st birthday and his mum (Jennifer Ehle) has persuaded her son to return to their country home for a lavish party. In flashbacks we see a happier time when the kids played in the garden and Dad earned a fortune making drink cartons. But then cancer strikes and the family splinters in grief. In the intervening years, Mum's got herself a new man, a new young son and a whole new set of problems.See the full content of this document
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Alpha Male Isn't First Class ; Review Cinema
In his debut as director and writer, Dan Wilde has attempted an intimate family saga, painting in...
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