Sometimes Always Never review – Bill Nighy spellbinding in Scrabble drama

I have never understood why this man gets so many roles.

He looks like the corpse of the late Trevor Howard

Don't trust 'The Guardian', R1.

They refuse to allow comments on 95% of their propaganda.

Bill Nighy is an amazing actor

never better than in "Absolute Hell" with Judi

R4 If you say he was never better than in a performance from almost a third of a century ago . . . that must mean his career is going downhill.

Though I promise I will watch this saucy Rodney Ackland play that you recommend.

Well he was 42 at the time, so a "peaK" at that age isn't bad, and he has sustained his appeal. Also that was a (gay) role that every DLer worthy of his caftan should love.

too bad he (apparently) never did sex scenes when young, sorta hot

I had to go to IMDB to guess that mincing picture in R7 is from a Nazi movie from 1985.

We didn't hear about this jobbing actor from until around 2005 when he was already a haggard, prune-faced geriatric. He's got a Dreadnought jaw like Rachel Kempson and a pinched mouth like a Quince-eater.

And I suspect he's always pushed into major film roles as part of some underhand corporate deal from the Richard Curtis Management Company for Luvvies.

R4 I thought this TV version was depressingly talky and claustrophobic but that Pip Torrens was SO cute 30 years ago.

I probably out myself as total ignorant trash, but I would like to thank r4 for his link. It looks quite wonderful and very interesting. I'm going to watch it right away.

That BBC movie at r4 is very nice.

for the people who like old BBC TV films, I can't recommend this one more highly...but no Bill Nighy.

Love Bill Nighy, maybe my favourite character actor. Can easily forgive him his Curtis association.

He was wonderful in 'Pride', with one beautiful understated scene with Imelda Staunton of interest to DL (among so many others in that fine film).

Won't spoil it, those who've seen it will know what I mean.

He was hilarious in Love Actually.