Critic Reviews for Hope Gap. "Hope Gap" is a deeply sad film, and maybe not what a lot of us are in the mood for these days, but it's ultimately uplifting, in its quiet way. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Hope Gap frustratingly keeps us at arm's length.
In Hope Gap, Oscar-nominated screenwriter William Nicholson's second film as director, we're given an all-too-familiar set-up (husband tells long-serving wife that he's leaving her for a younger woman) and the stage is set for blistering quarrels, messy untangling and two awards-aiming performances. William Nicholson brings us a very british look at divorce starring the great Bill Nighy and Annette Bening - but is it any good? Hope Gap Roadside Attractions/Screen Gems Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: William Nicholson Screenwriter: William Nicholson based on his play "The Retreat from Moscow" Cast.
Certainly, it's possible to pull off a talky film about divorce -- see Marriage Story and The Squid and the Whale -- but this attempt lacks the levity and. Bill Nighy and Annette Bening in "Hope Gap."Credit. Robert Viglasky/Roadside Attractions and Screen Media. We are republishing it on the occasion of the movie's release in theaters. As a film, Hope Gap is indelible and infuriating in equal measure, often at odds with itself and the demands of an audience. Cinemark Boss Mark Zoradi On Universal-AMC Deal: "Aggressive Shortened Theatrical Window Could Have An Adverse Impact" To Movie's Life.
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Starring: Annette Bening, Aiysha Hart, Bill Nighy and others. It stars Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor, Aiysha Hart. "Hope Gap"--movie review. Hope is indeed in short supply in William Nicholson's fussy, dour divorce drama "Hope Gap." Adapted from Thompson's own play (the more intriguingly titled "The Retreat from Moscow"), "Hope Gap" picks up nearly three decades into the marriage of Grace (Annette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy). "Hope Gap" follows the ensuing separation and its aftermath, with Grace in a tailspin of anger and depression.
Like "Marriage Story," "Hope Gap" goes out of its way not to take sides. The difference between the two films, however, lies in the expression of feelings. Hope Gap is a very British film (it's probably not a good idea to play a drinking game every time a tea cup is spotted in each kitchen scene). But Nicholson sets "Hope Gap" in a picture-perfect seaside town — the white cliffs seem to symbolize how Grace's marriage has suddenly fallen away — and centers it on three intelligent people coping with something both everyday and devastating. 'Hope Gap' had its U.