Rent A Single Man (2009)

An OK watchable film - A Single Man review by DB

I wouldn't give this a great rating and it was not particularly moving but rather more sad. I did not feel much empathy for the characters and overall it's a bit so so. Nothing really happens in this movie and if you like that sort of film then it's for you.

Interesting...but not my fav - A Single Man review by CP Customer

This film is a little strange..like Colin Firth but he spent most of the film being sad. Slightly depressing and felt it dragged on a bit.

An OK watchable film - A Single Man review by DB

I wouldn't give this a great rating and it was not particularly moving but rather more sad. I did not feel much empathy for the characters and overall it's a bit so so. Nothing really happens in this movie and if you like that sort of film then it's for you.

Boring - A Single Man review by LB

I rarely fail to watch a film to the end. This film was terrible and I switched off after about 20 minutes. The acting was fine but the storyline non exitistent and the characters did nothing to encourage any empathy. A poor film. A boring film and a waste of acting talent.

Stylish and touching - A Single Man review by NP

Often, I will watch a film because of the actors. With Tom Ford, I will watch a film because he directed it. The fact that such terrific actors as Colin Firth and Julianne Moore are in it is a huge bonus. The story, about a gay man coming to terms with age, mortality and life after his partner dies, is not necessarily what I’d usually choose to follow. And yet such is the talent on display here, it is a really ‘easy’ watch – in that it all seems so effortlessly stylish, heart-felt and real, it takes no effort at all to be sucked into the drama. Really effective music too.

The story could be described as thin, but that doesn’t matter when Ford guides us through the day-to-day life of George (Firth), superficially uptight and distant but privately more playful and open. His wonderfully bored rich friend Charley (Julianne Moore) is very watchable too – so much money and beauty, but so listless, her only excitement is at the bottom of a bottle.

Stylish and without the need for huge spectacle to move us, the ending is truly touching. My score is 8 out of 10.

Unusual movie set in the early 60s - A Single Man review by CP Customer

Very good performance from Colin Firth who plays a Gay College Professor who has lost his long term partner and has a hard time dealing with it. Well worth watching.