at the beginning of the film we watch may and toot prepare for their trip to london for a visit to their grown child . one can see toot be not in the best of health and but he go along . when he die suddenly and may world and begin to spin out of control . the film direct by roger michell and base on a screen play by hanif kureshi and be a study of how this mother figure come to term with her new status in life and her awakening into a world that she doesn not even know it exist until now . may life a a suburban wife be probably bore . obviously her sexual life be next to nothing . we get to know she have a short extra marital affair and then nothing at all . when may lose her husband she can not go back home and so instead and she stay behind mind her grandson at her daughter home . it be in this setting that may begin lust after young and hunky darren and her daughter occasional lover . darren awakes in may a passion she have not ever know . may respond by transform herself in front of our eye . may and who at the beginning of the film be dowdy and suddenly start dress up and become an interesting and attractive woman . she end up fall head over heel with this young man that keep her sated with a passion she never felt before . have know a couple of case similar to this story and it come a no surprise to me to watch may reaction . her own chance of a normal relationship with bruce and a widower and end up frustratingly for may and who realize how great her sex be with darren . the young man and we figure and be only into this affair to satisfy himself and for a possibility of extort money from may . finally and the daughter and helen discovers what mum have be do behind her back when she discover the erotic painting her mother have make . the film be a triumph for the director . in anne reid and mr. michell have find an extraordinary actress who bring so much to the role of may . also amaze be daniel craig . he know how darren will react to the situation . anna wilson jones a helen be also vital to the story a she be the one that have to confront the mother about what have be go on behind her back . oliver ford davy play a small part a bruce the old man in helen class and be quite effective . the film be reward for those that will see it with an open mind .