Tucked

I'm so pleased a Googled Derren Nesbitt last night. How we.

Then the second half becomes a sentimental mess with Jackie finding a path back to his estranged daughter. This is where the story becomes predictable.

Otherwise the relationship between the characters 'Jackie' & 'Faith' keep the plot going at an entertaining pace. There are no 'heavy social issues' tossed upon you - the viewer.

It's just a story of an elderly man dealing with his career & health and its effect upon family and new found friend.

I am so pleased I Googled Derren Nesbitt and discovered this smashing film. How well I remember him from the 60s onwards, with those piercing blue eyes and ability to chill the soul!

He is simply excellent in this film & makes a very touching partner to Jordan Stephens, who balances the act very well.

I wish it had received a wider release - it deserves to have done.

I was lucky enough to catch this film at the BFI Flare LGBTQI+ film festival and despite being intrigued by the synopsis, I wasn't fully prepared for how moving a film I was in for. This is a mesmerising, heartwarming & wry tale of friendship, family, gender fluidity, life choices and much more - all wrapped up in a superbly shot and exquisitely balanced story. The local setting and framing of the reality, mundanity and beauty of the leads' existence really shines in the directing and camerawork with some of the shots literally taking my breath away on the cinema screen. One closeup of a hairy knee through fishnets actually bought me to tears. The witty and nuanced script is superb and lifted even higher by Nesbitt on blistering form as the ageing performer, with Jordan Stephens holding his own in the emotional scenes as his young ward. The whole cast really sinks its teeth into the tale and those moments are great, but at its core, this is a vehicle for Nesbitt to show why he should have had many more lead roles in his brilliant career and thanks to the director, Jamie Patterson, he finally gets that moment and runs with it. All in all this is a beautiful, timely, unique masterpiece which I can only hope gets the wide audience it deserves. Highly recommended!

Someone else said this was a flawless feel good film. I'd not say that I'd say it was pretty melancholy and maudlin at times, however the story is real, and there is humour and sadness and joy and everything thrown in. The two main actors convinced me 100% that they are in fact cross dressers as they were so good at the role, but Derren Nesbitt who I haven't seen since the 60's, blew me away with one of the best performances I've seen this year. If he is not oscar nominated for Tucked then that is the final nail int he coffin for me that proves they are fixed. Amazing performances, amazing film.