give that dylan thomas be an icon of modern anglophone poetry i expect a movie that would be prone to a hagiography of the subject . on the contrary the poet be present a sexually irresponsible and a drunkard and a bad father and a li and a hypocrite and perhaps a coward . of course one could argue that all those thing be an advantage when some one be an artist and especially a poet since one of the purpose of art be to subvert the standard of conventional morality but still i do not thing that a positive role model could crop up from such a bundle of personality trait . any way i find the other male hero of the story captain cillic a more endearing character . the two female role be play by actress knigtley and miller and be truly charm especially the first when she perform song in slim outfit to inspire bombarded londoner during ww2 . another good point be the role that sexual jealousy play even in relatively progressive milieu that think that age old convention can easily be surpass . the atmosphere of the blitz be also convince as well a the portrayal of the distinct outlooks among people who have experience war a oppose to those who talk about it theorize on it possible political outcome . i think one would recommend such a movie .