Can You Hear Me Thinking?
7.5
1990
1 hr 25 min
Drama
, TV Movie
Real life husband and wife Judi Dench and Michael Williams star in this Screen One film as the parents of teenage boy diagnosed with schizophrenia
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- Cast:
- Judi Dench , Michael Williams , Richard Henders , Paula Jacobs , Sally Bretton , Pik-Sen Lim , Cliff Parisi
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Reviews
Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
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The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
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Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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