Opposites attract as down-to-earth single father mechanic Luke (Ben Hardy) takes on a night-time driving job and finds himself falling unexpectedly for an Asian drag artist Aysha (Jason Patel) in this gritty but romantic British love story. It is generally a thoughtfully-crafted and well-written film, with the clashing cultural and sexual identities - together with the slow-burn developing central relationship - handled in a gentle but honest and open manner, balancing humour, drama and emotions well. Ben Hardy displays his usual excellent level of character work and detail in his grounded performance, paired with a rounded and nicely-judged loquacious performance by Jason Patel. As events take a more melodramatic turn in the final act, it may have benefitted from a simpler focus on the burgeoning relationship, but overall this is a small, intimate and sincere movie.
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