Edie

 

Edie 2017

• Director: Simon Hunter
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan, Amy Manson, Wendy Morgan
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Sheila Hancock – Hustle, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Catherine Tate Show, How I Won the War
• Kevin Guthrie – Dunkirk, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Misfits, Sunshine on Leith, Case Studies
• Paul Brannigan – Sunshine on Leith, Angel’s Share
• Amy Manson – Misfits, Being Human
• Wendy Morgan – 84 Charing Cross Road
• Why?  Possibly interesting
• Seen: 14 June 2023 

After years of caring for her invalided, unappreciative, and unkind husband in a loveless marriage, Edie (Hancock) is finally widowed. After three years of isolation, she impulsively packs her old camping gear and boards the night train to Inverness. A chance meeting with young Jonny (Guthrie), who is stunned to learn that she intends to climb the treacherous Suilven, and is even more stunned to find himself being her guide. She does not want a guide, he does not want to guide her, but off they go.

It's not a match made in heaven. She’s crotchety and stubborn, he’s impatient.

Fortunately, this is not a sentimental sweet old lady Hallmark film but a moving portrait of two people trying to break out of a life they haven’t chosen.

The scenery is spectacular (it’s Scotland!), the acting is wonderful, and the drama and emotions are genuine. 

4½ * of 5