The Waiting Room Movie
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An intelligent and distinctive film about love, fate, and being ready to meet the right person.
Two complete strangers, ANNA and STEPHEN, are brought together by chance by an elderly man who waits for his wife on a station platform. Their fateful meeting acts as a catalyst for them to examine and challenge what's going on in their different relationships, and make hard but positive decisions for themselves. If they can change their lives maybe they can meet again.
| Anne-Marie Duff | Anna |
| Ralf Little | Stephen |
| Rupert Graves | George |
| Frank Finlay | Roger |
| Zoe Telford | Jem |
| Phyllida Law | Helen |
| Christine Bottomley | Fiona |
| Adrian Bower | Toby |
| Daisy Donovan | Penny |
| Allan Corduner | Fiona's Dad |
| Lizzy McInnerny | Fiona's Mum |
| Lee Williams | Brian |
| Leader Hawkins | Frank |
| Peggy Batchelor | Doris |
| Polly Rose McCarthy | Charlie |
| Roger Goldby |
7.10 out of 10 (48 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Just loved this movie
posted on 24 Nov 2007Just loved this movie. Pretends to be nothing more than it is: a beautiful, romantic, (almost) real life portrait of people/couples having their problems and their joys. Good acting - as usual - by Anne-Marie Duff (probably known by most people for playing the Fiona character in the first two seasons of the television series Shameless) and most of the others too. Even though you know - almost from the beginning - how the movie probably is going to end, the way towards reaching this end is paved with interesting scenes about inter-personal relationships in all kind of ways: (married) couples, ex-husband, neighbours, single mother and very intimate and personal (no, not in that way) relationships at work. Everything to me was very convincing. The whole story takes place in a suburban London environment. I can surely recommend this one!
Ralf Little has a pee - twice
posted on 16 Mar 2009There's nothing I dislike more than male directors pointing cameras at women sitting on the bog. In this film there are two long caressing shots of a naked Ralf little having a wizz. Apart from that, there isn't really enough story to sustain interest for nearly two hours. It would have made a decent soap episode, but the dramatic problem - getting two fairly sensible characters to give up on failed relationships - isn't really big enough for a feature. Acting is good throughout, although RL has "little" to do. Cinematography is excellent and congratulations to all concerned for getting up and doing it. There are far worse things on at the cinema. My favourite bit was the video which the kids kept playing, of Dad on the telly.