I can’t believe how many over the top reviews are on here and by who? The list of reviewers seem dodgy by their names.But I digress… I hope Mike Leigh isn’t proud of this one because it’s a film of it’s time and in no way a classic or work of genius. It’s soooo dated and unbelievable and that’s a shame because the lead character deserved more, or at least the actor playing him did. If you feel you must like it then you shouldn’t be writing reviews, it isn’t good but like many writer/directors,Mike Leigh is great at observational drama and not so much at this.