I definitely teared up during this uncharacteristically unsubtle British slice-of-life. The plight of the gig worker is very blatantly on display, and it will definitely make you feel the need to be extra nice to your next delivery person. But some things here have loose beginnings and ends, and some characters seem to still have their guard up. The mum and dad are acted very well, but they are written a bit TOO well. They say all their perfect lines, and don't derail despite the level of stress they're under, much like nice-for-TV people.
The Apple product placement is also very distracting and frankly at cross-purposes with the plot. I don't care if they got to have Apple phones, but did the dad have to get the protector that parades the logo around? I would think he doesn't care much about brand signalling. The mum doesn't even have a protector! This was the first time a product placement aggravated me, this was definitely the wrong movie for it.
Over all a decent flick, not exceeding expectations. Impactful but flawed.
The Apple product placement is also very distracting and frankly at cross-purposes with the plot. I don't care if they got to have Apple phones, but did the dad have to get the protector that parades the logo around? I would think he doesn't care much about brand signalling. The mum doesn't even have a protector! This was the first time a product placement aggravated me, this was definitely the wrong movie for it.
Over all a decent flick, not exceeding expectations. Impactful but flawed.