- CELEBRITY
- 08:03 AM, May 06
[the movie] neatly told by Brookside lifer Joe Ainsworth and briskly patted into feel-good shape by director Gilles MacKinnon; Rafe Spall makes believable if not always generous company, and you'll found yourself cheering him on to his destinyby Andrew Collins [Radio Times ]
Timothy Spall uncharacteristically overacts. However, it is a gentle and bittersweet watchby Aine O' Connor [Independent (Ireland) ]
MacKinnon creates a hopeful film out of a true story that that could easily have become maudlin. Anchored by the gifted Timothy Spall, the film spins a wistful but emotionally resonant tale, infusing earthy wit into even some heart-stopping momentsby Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall (UK) ]
it's a wonderful British weepy with a modern twistby Dulcie Pearce [The Sun (UK) ]
a well-acted but overly sentimental film; But it is certainly acted with commitment and integrity by Timothy Spallby Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
"The Last Bus", going nowhere fast with Timothy Spall; Spall plays a widower taking his wife's ashes the length of Britain by bus in this lumbering dramaby Simran Hans [Observer ]