You wonder why Maureen just let's Harold leave, but we discover later she's not completely in the right, either.

To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Deborah Ross for The Spectator described it as an “incredibly beautiful film to look at” and that “Broadbent is a wonder, so real and sincere it doesn’t feel like acting…and Wilton equals him”. The obscure sacking incident is now a rampage, unexplained and unprovoked, where Harold smashes a set of glass clowns given to boss Napier by his mother. Mick, it appears, works for the Coventry Telegraph, and Harold's story of modern pilgrimage was soon everywhere, including Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4.

I got a slight sense of "wokeness" being applied to both the characters and the actors, and there are a few scenes that don't really ring true. He sets off to the post office to send her a letter and decides to keep walking: all the way to her hospice, 450 miles away.

The film sees Harold Fry, an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day.Ron Charles in The Washington Post compared Harold Fry's journey to " Walter Mitty skydiving" and " J. I can't recommend this film enough, especially if you like thought provoking drama but if you do go and see it perhaps tell your partner where you're going first. UK Distribution Stalwart eOne Shutting Down Theatrical Operation As Hasbro's Global Cuts Continue To Bite". The social media/celebrity element leaves a bad taste in the mouth, and his first follower appears endearing at first but then descends into cult follower territory trying to find meaning from someone else's cause. Harold is inspired to walk the length of England despite his wife's anxiety hoping to keep Queenie alive till he arrives to say goodbye.