Comments on: Happy-Go-Lucky http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/happy-go-lucky/ Reflections of a working writer and reader Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim Murdoch http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/happy-go-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-109049 Jim Murdoch Sat, 03 May 2008 15:28:46 +0000 http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/?p=1180#comment-109049 It seems longer back than 1993 when I first saw 'Naked' – I've seen all the films you listed bar the one you've reviewed – but I'll never forget David Thewlis' full-frontal, in-your-face, firing-on-all-cylinders performance. It was on the tele a couple of weeks back and I made my wife watch it. It hadn't lost anything. The second time though I was more struck by Greg Cruttwell's Bogartian (Dirk nor Humphrey) landlord. He's not done much since which I think is a shame. I have a copy of Beckett's 'Endgame' where Thewlis plays Clov to Michael Gambon's Hamm – an excellent pairing that made the play almost bearable. <strong>jb says</strong>: Hi Jim. I really hope Mike Leigh hasn't bottomed out. Made me remember, though, that you have to know when to stop carrying on carrying on. It seems longer back than 1993 when I first saw ‘Naked’ – I’ve seen all the films you listed bar the one you’ve reviewed – but I’ll never forget David Thewlis’ full-frontal, in-your-face, firing-on-all-cylinders performance. It was on the tele a couple of weeks back and I made my wife watch it. It hadn’t lost anything. The second time though I was more struck by Greg Cruttwell’s Bogartian (Dirk nor Humphrey) landlord. He’s not done much since which I think is a shame. I have a copy of Beckett’s ‘Endgame’ where Thewlis plays Clov to Michael Gambon’s Hamm – an excellent pairing that made the play almost bearable.

jb says: Hi Jim. I really hope Mike Leigh hasn’t bottomed out. Made me remember, though, that you have to know when to stop carrying on carrying on.

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