this film is a distinct, articulate pleasure; Bill Nighy shines as an ageing word wizard searching for his estranged son in Carl Hunter's kind-hearted debut
the script is astute and funny; Despite strong performances and a witty script, "Sometimes Always Never" lays on the homage a little too thick for its own good, shortchanging itself by imitating a particularly idiosyncratic style
it's a quiet, funny, sad, quirky delight, beautifully written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and directed with tremendous if idiosyncratic style by debutant Carl Hunter
deploying some fun retro effects like rear projection screens and animation, and a jaunty soundtrack from Edwyn Collins and Sean Read, director Carl Hunter manages to bring cohesion to the amusing but herky-jerky script by Frank Cottrell Boyce
by Kambole Campbell [Empire Magazine ]
