For a while there, we'd sort of considered Mike Leigh's movies slow, but "Secrets & Lies" showed him to be a good director. It portrays a family in England who all of a sudden start finding out various things about each other, some of which shock them royally! I'd never heard of Brenda Blethyn before this movie came out, but she showed herself to be a great actress here, and did again in "Saving Grace".
I guess that the point is that we've all got a few skeletons in our closet. This movie takes a great look at such issues. Also starring Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (whom you may remember from "The Cell").
I guess that the point is that we've all got a few skeletons in our closet. This movie takes a great look at such issues. Also starring Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (whom you may remember from "The Cell").