First, the script is an absolute delight, with a well-crafted mix of wit, straight-out humour, sharpness and poignancy, and treading a very fine line between seriousness and comedy. After a start that is worryingly perhaps a little melodramatic and blunt, the film very quickly settles down to become a wonderfully warm, strongly-written and terrifically-played piece that not only entertains but also delivers more affecting moments on misogyny, the human impact of World War II, ageing and more. The interplay between life-imitating-art within the movie and real-life propaganda works very effectively and sets up the moving finale well. Gemma Arterton again proves to be simply a great screen actress, Sam Claflin surprises with excellent work which is by far his strongest character performance yet, and Bill Nighy absolutely nails both the comedic and dramatic aspects of his role.
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