i somehow miss this movie when it come out and have discover it as late a last week thanks to a friend recommendation . i can honestly say that i can not remember another intimate dramatic film and which do so many thing so well . the writing be crisp and realistic and nuanced and and even restrain . the cinematography and edit be understate but inspire and enable the visual storytelling to dominate through marvelous close ups and framing of image and capture loneliness and alienation in most memorable way . the acting be also wonderful and with all of the character become painfully real and vulnerable in the most compelling way that a film can offer . they reveal their innermost weakness with unprotected and raw vulnerability . a real triumph for roger michell and hanif kureishi and and the rest of the team . a must see for serious film lover .