Things seem to remain controversial in the life of a man who becomes haunted by his past and displays a mysterious legacy. This legacy this man possesses can cause him to rethink his current condition in life and completely change the course of his life.
After the Mumbai-based and highly acclaimed The Lunchbox, and Batra brings the same keen sensibility to this adaptation of Julian Barnes's Man Booker Prize-winning novella of the same name.
The Sense of an Ending makes more sense as a novel than a feature film; on screen [...] It is a commendable effort from both director and cast, but it can't be viewed as anything other than an admirable failure at best.
Attempts to seize profundity from all the timeline-leaping are laboured and heavy-handed, marked by some clunky spots of doddering-seniors-in-the-21st century-style humour.
Director Ritesh Batra's adaptation of Julian Barnes's my-theme-is-memory novel serves as a grand showcase for star Jim Broadbent as a sour old soul who is ever so gently forced to reckon with his past.
Beyond Broadbent's rich portrait of Tony's wide-eyed surprise and bumbling reassessments, Batra has found various deft ways of making Barnes's points about time and memory ...
Ritesh Batra's adaptation, based on a screenplay by British playwright Nick Payne, unfolds like a mystery. There isn't a crime scene to investigate, but rather the detritus of fading memories.
