Two damaged people arrive in Blackpool. He is middle aged and given up on the world, she is young and bruised, physically and emotionally. Circumstance brings them tenuously together, and the development of their relationship is fleshed out with flashbacks to the tragic events which have drawn each to the seaside town. As their understanding and relationship develop there are outside forces which push towards a dramatic conclusion, but will each of those wounded souls get what they need?
There's a real chemistry between the ages, with Timothy Spall's deadpan Joseph and Juno Temple's livewire Ria working through the tensions of their predicaments to find a kind of affection. But the film's flashback structure gets a bit confusing at times, and the central story has too many predictable moments. It's enjoyable for the performances, but feels like it could do with being fifteen minutes shorter.
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