An under-rated classic: The L Shaped Room

The L-shaped Room, by far the superior of the two films on this double act DVD is a smoothly acted, compellingly sensitive and intelligent film. With impeccable casting, from stars Leslie Caron and Tom Bell (himself grossly under-rated) down through all the lively, distinctive character roles and an excellent, quotable script, it is a throughly engrossing classic...well worth buying, as you will want to watch it again and again, especially is you are are writer or actor. 7 Stars!!! A must see...!

Darling, on the other hand, the more publicised of the two films seems dated with a hammy, stilted performance from Julie Christie clashing against a superlative turn by the ever reliable Dirk Bogarde as only real 'man' of the piece. So 6 Stars - for Darling, only because of DB's acting. The script has a few great lines though. My favourite came when Dirk tells Julie that she's 'worth £5 on the Walworth Road...' That's about all I'd pay for this one...!