My Month with Mrs Potter

This story is quite well-written and the moral of the tale is sound, but the acting by lead Mrs Potter is really embarrassing to watch. She is thankfully propped up by the actually much better work of Ryan and Ellie until the closing scene where there is a very wooden exchange of forced humour.

Overall the casting is off and acting is amateur which gives the film an overall unpolished and unprofessional feel.

Can't recommend. It left me disappointed and a bit like you do at the end of a no-audition local theatre show; like you could have been doing something better with your life but you had to see it through to the end, because you have it a chance.

Why all the hate? It is a quiet, understated movie. It might not win any awards but the acting is certainly and not as bad as some say- it is fair to midland. And the plot is not jolting, this is not an action movie or a rom-com. It is about a criminal who breaks into an old dying woman's home to escape his fellow crime buddies who want their loot and possibly to kill him. Add in the woman's health carer. And Jane Hayward does as fine a job as well as the younger actors. She is playing a somewhat bitter, grumpy, lonely, older lady who is in pain and dying.

Mrs. Potter doesn't want to die alone and invites Ryan to stay and help her. A thug is looking for Ryan who has a 10 million dollar diamond. Mrs. Potter saves the day and Ryan. Ellie and Ryan share a cup of tea. This is a Norton Brothers Production. Christopher Norton directed. Excellent film all around. I especially like the Twelth Night readings.

The actress who played Mrs. Potter could give 'bad example' acting lessons. From her first lines I thought "Oh no, has this woman acted before?" Based on her IMDB profile, she had - many times to my surprise. The actors that played the young couple were much better, and I'm particularly surprised I haven't seen Ms. Tonge more. As for the story, it's not particularly original, and it gets pretty sappy at the end, where there is a comical display of over-acting and some extraordinarily trite dialog. Overall, it's not a film I'd recommend. Certainly not as good as its IMDB rating would indicate.

Its with mixed emotions i write this review, because this is a film that wasted a good poker hand of opportunities, that runs onshore due to lack of financial muscles . its about a man that burgles a private home only to be caught by the lady owner of the house, that offers this man loads of opportunities to repent his sins.

the acting are good at times, but takes a trip to the muddy pitch of newcastle that slows down the pace to the extent of boredom. it has a nice filmographic storytelling, that may mend some of the damage done by the screenplay.

its traditional english low budget thriller, not the very best, and just within the comfort zone of the grumpy old man.a tiny recommendation from me.