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Man And Boy
2002
In this made for TV adaptation of Tony Parsons' best-selling novel, Ioan Gruffud plays high-flying executive Harry Silver who has to learn the hard way what fatherhood is all about. When the unsettled Harry has a one-night stand with a colleague, his wife leaves him to care for their five year-old son on his own. After a bad .. Read more
| Starring | Ioan Gruffudd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Natasha Little, Jack Shepherd |
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| Director | Simon Curtis |
| Genres | Drama |
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Man And Boy
In this made for TV adaptation of Tony Parsons' best-selling novel, Ioan Gruffud plays high-flying executive Harry Silver who has to learn the hard way what fatherhood is all about. When the unsettled Harry has a one-night stand with a colleague, his wife leaves him to care for their five year-old son on his own. After a bad start, he ropes in help from his parents and an American waitress and soon they are discovering how strong the father-son bond can be.
| Starring | Ioan Gruffudd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Natasha Little, Jack Shepherd, Pauline Collins, Ian McShane |
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| Director | Simon Curtis |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 May 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Comedian Bill Cosby launched his big-screen career as star and executive producer of this mild, old-fashioned western drama about blacks out west after the Civil War. Cosby is good as the homesteader who takes his young son in pursuit of a stolen horse, but director EW Swackhamer lets too many actors chew the scenery and stages some unconvincing shoot-outs. Yaphet Kotto plays a powerful bully, Douglas Turner Ward is a cantankerous outlaw, while Leif Erickson has the only substantial white role as a lawman.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Superb!
Wasn't sure what too expect from this - took a little while to get into, but well worth it.
Gentle humour, great acting and a pretty good ending to boot:-)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Disappointing
Having read the book by Tony Parsons, I was very disappointed by this film. The acting was barely watchable. Best actor was the little boy.
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In this made for TV adaptation of Tony Parsons' best-selling novel, Ioan Gruffud plays high-flying executive Harry Silver who has to learn the hard way what fatherhood is all about. When the ... -