My Policeman

"Let it take hold of you."

2022 1h 53m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 794

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.

“Let it take hold of you.”

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Cast

Gina McKee
Marion
Linus Roache
Tom
Rupert Everett
Patrick
Harry Styles
Younger Tom
Emma Corrin
Younger Marion
David Dawson
Younger Patrick
Kadiff Kirwan
Nigel
Emily John
Pamela

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Grandage
Writers: James Husbands, Ron Nyswaner
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 8

CAST

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228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Grandage, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steven Price. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gina McKee and Linus Roache and Rupert Everett carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Let it take hold of you.".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt13139228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Grandage directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Steven Price scores. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Michael Grandage, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Steven Price. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Gina McKee and Linus Roache and Rupert Everett carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Let it take hold of you.".
8IMDB entry: tt13139228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Davis
Original score: Steven Price
Production design: Maria Djurkovic
Costume design: Annie Symons
Makeup / hair: Hollie-Jo Allan
VFX supervisor: Mark Michaels
Sound: Steve Single
Stunt coordinator: Nicholas Daines
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: My Policeman (2022)

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Manuel São Bento2022-10-23
★ 2/10
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "My Policeman lacks everything: energy, surprises, good performances, and an interesting story. A hollow, dull, instantly forgettable movie that fails to deliver anything of merit. Harry Styles reveals many problems when a scene needs to be carried by him, even turning dramatic moments into laughable line deliveries. The older cast saves this from a total disaster by trying to sail the whole film to safe harbor. Not only is it by far the worst movie of the festival, but it's also difficult to find similar competition in 2022." Rating: D-
CinemaSerf2022-10-25
★ 7/10
I was rather nervous about seeing this film. After his lacklustre "debut" in "Don't Worry Darling" I feared that Harry Styles was just going to turn up, smile, get naked, and that would be that. Well, to be fair, we have quite a bit more here in this engaging drama. David Dawson is also quite effective as art gallery curator "Patrick" who takes a bit of a shine to policeman "Tom" (Styles) after a cycle incident. The latter shows some interest in art and agrees to be drawn (in full constable's uniform). Nervous, "Patrick" gives his visitor some Scotch and well, you can imagine the rest. The thing is, of course, the UK in the 1950s was still pretty homophobic, and their behaviour must be clandestine to say the least. Simultaneously, "Tom" is trying to conform with a relationship with, and marriage to, "Marion" (Emma Corrin) but gradually she becomes aware that Princess Diana wasn't the only person to have three people in her marriage. Reported, somehow, to the authorities, "Patrick" faces ruin and violent imprisonment. This historical story is set within a rather less interesting template of modern day life, with the recently stroke-affected "Patrick" (a strong, if largely dialogue-free, effort from Rupert Everett) coming to live with the now going-through-the-motions "Marion" (Gina McKee) - whose reading of the invalid man's diaries provides us with the basis for the retrospective - and "Tom" (Linus Roache) and this rather downbeat scenario rather robs the film of any jeopardy and also drags the pace down into something akin to the soporific. Styles is not yet a very good actor. His frequent kissing scenes are quite clumsy to watch and he speaks in a sort of clipped manner suggesting the elocution people have got at him, but there is still something natural about his performance here. He gels well with the accomplished theatre actor Dawson, and the increasingly disaffected "Marion" is well portrayed by Corrin - all delivering a script that does enough to set the scene. It's a stylish production. Amazon have clearly thrown some money at it and combined with a pleasing score from Steven Price this presents us with a better than expected love story with just enough political sense to alert us to the difficulties faced by gay men as recently as 1957. Styles' participation in this movie is bound to raise the profile of the persecution culture that existed then, and still exists in many nations around the world now - and for that he also ought to be commended. It's a solid film, not a great one - but it is certainly worth a gander.
kinrich302026-08-29
★ 6/10
This is based on a true story. Overall, the movie was good, but it was told in three different times with flashbacks, so in the beginning it was problematic figuring out the significance of what they were showing. Without giving much away, it's about two guys who love each other, but society drives them apart. Complicating this is one of them married a woman who turned out to be quite manipulative, but they don't know it at the time.