Burn Burn Burn

If it wasn't for the superb actress Laura Carmichael i couldn't have given this a 10. Her acting is amazing and as always looks stunning in her movies as in The Secrets She Keeps giving a perfect performance and realistic character. I loved her humour in this movie. Such a perfectly likeable character unlike her sidekick and the most irritating dying friend. Stick with this, getting past the dismal introduction and you'll find it's a gem of a road trip adventure. Yet again Laura makes this beautiful movie.

A tale that's been told before but well done. Leads bounced off each other with good humour. Could have been longer. Some bits felt rushed.

A raw & unfiltered perspective about the beauty and mortality that lies within the genuine human condition. Awe-inspiring reflection of our inadequacies in relation to our self-defense mechanisms-all that of which are being hardened, molded, & shaped by time, circumstance, and loss. A heart-wrenching reminder that sometimes only the blind can see.

This independent British film is basically a road movie based on a conceit - that two female friends go round the country scattering the ashes of a deceased friend, at his behest. They both have problems, and the film is really about them. On the way they encounter various people, some odder than others. Some of the film is sad, some mildly funny. It is always engrossing. Julian Rhind-Tutt is good as the obnoxious, self centred and now dead Dan, who only appears on a laptop. It is good to see Laura Carmichael in something less buttoned-up than Downton Abbey. But the centre of this film is Chloe Pirrie's performance as closed-up Alex, burdened with secrets she can't talk about. Well worth seeing.

Burn Burn Burn takes what I think is the rare, successful stab of tackling something dark and honest (the death of a close friend) as a comedy while not shying away from the realities of the situation. Through both the very strong performances and writing, you really get the sense that this is a lived in and complicated friendship. And I think that's really what stuck with me and why I feel its an enjoyable ride. This is a road movie with heart, and one that crucially never loses sight of its relationships.

It might be sadder than you were expecting, it might be funnier. But to me, this film hits in the exact right spot. Life is funny and sad at the same time, and all the more rewarding for it. Just like 'Burn Burn Burn'.