On Chesil Beach

May. 18,2018      R
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6.3
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In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Saoirse Ronan as  Florence Ponting
Billy Howle as  Edward Mayhew
Anne-Marie Duff as  Marjorie Mayhew
Adrian Scarborough as  Lionel Mayhew
Emily Watson as  Violet Ponting
Samuel West as  Geoffrey Ponting
Andy Burse as  Waiter One
Rasmus Hardiker as  Waiter Two
Anna Burgess as  Anne Mayhew
Bebe Cave as  Ruth Ponting

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty
2018/05/18

Memorable, crazy movie

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GrimPrecise
2018/05/19

I'll tell you why so serious

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Jonah Abbott
2018/05/20

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Deanna
2018/05/21

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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merelyaninnuendo
2018/05/22

On Chesil Beach2 And A Half Out Of 5On Chesil Beach is a character driven dramatic feature about the prude ideology and the repercussion that it breeds on a newly wed couple. Despite the effort of projecting the cringe-worthy moments with conviction and accuracy, the distraction or the cover-up could have been a lot subtle for it to be inedible. Having said that, the agenda of the feature communicates through crystal clear medium which is the performance in here; kudos to the star cast. The primary reason that disenchants the viewers from the fragile bubble is often its non-sequitur background score which is more of a downer considering the music is an essential part of it (the violin played by Ronan is mesmerizing though). It is rich on technical aspects like its metaphorical cinematography, alluring costume design and stunning camera work that is pleasing to encounter. The writing is strong on terms of the awareness of each character's perspective which latter helps it create an appropriate arc to it. The adapted screenplay by Ian McEwan steals the show, since the editing is perfect and to-the-point that holds the audience on the edge of the seat throughout the course of it. Dominic Cooke; the director, has done a decent work but also seems a bit amateur on executing it since the different days that it was shot can easily be filtered. Cooke is also invested a lot on drawing out the emotions from the screen that works in its favor but also makes it a bit chalky around the edges. As mentioned earlier, the lead cast; Ronan and Howle, are excellent and holds on to their role tight and bright. Stunning visuals, stellar performances and three-dimensional characters are the high points of the feature. On Chesil Beach is basically a poignant take on a fragile concept that is effective and moving on every aspect of it but is surely isn't glorifying no matter what the makers might suggest.

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adonis98-743-186503
2018/05/23

Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. Despite a very good perfomance by Ronan and some nice direction and cinematography 'On Chesil Beach' was very slow, confusing and went from one place to another that in the end only hurt the film. (3.0/10)

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Red-125
2018/05/24

On Chesil Beach (2017) was directed by Dominic Cooke. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan, who wrote the novel on which the film was based. Saoirse Ronan plays Florence Ponting, a brilliant young musician. Billy Howle portrays Edward Mayhew, a young man who falls in love with Florence. They are both caring, sensitive people, and the marriage could have--and should have--worked.The fact that it didn't work can be blamed on the sexual inexperience of both Florence and Edward, and on some very bad decisions each of them makes on their wedding night.Saoirse Ronan is a fine actor, and so is Billy Howle. They appear to have a real chemistry between them, and it's a pleasure to watch them act together. The first two thirds of the film worked for me. Unfortunately, the final third--the dénouement--was weaker than the other two. The imperfect ending lessened some of the film's impact.On Chesil Beach has a bad 6.4 IMDb rating. It's much better than that. I highly recommend the movie. We saw it on the screen of Rochester's excellent Little Theatre. It was work almost as well on the small screen.

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subxerogravity
2018/05/25

I'm not sure weather I likes it or if it was just a downer. It Starrs out this awkward movie about to inexperience kids getting married and trying to get it on at their honeymoon. Than just became this grim moment of how sometimes it don't work out.It's a long process too. I hate when movies draw it out but it does help In the sadness.Movie reminds me of Brooklyn but more boring. I don't get any film Saoirse Ronan stars in (Except for Lady Bird). Actually that's not true at all, but all of her movies are far too artsy for me sometimes to the point where I don't understand the critical acclaim of some of these things.

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