I'm not saying it is a bad film by any stretch. The acting is great and it is interesting, but I don't really feel like I got what Mike Leigh was going for here.
Anyone have any sort of insights that might make me go "Ooooh, now I got it."?
Someone please tell me what the hell was going on?
Willst Du, bis der Tod Euch scheide
treu ihr sein fur alle Tagen?
Nein!
Nein!
I couldn't figure out if the film was meant to be funny or serious. It seemed like a parody of the late 50s/early 60s kitchen sink dramas like Room At The Top. The way characters (especially Sebastian/Jeremy, who reminded me of Rik Mayall's Alan B'stard) and certain scenes were set up was over the top, as if played for laughs, but I found it unfunny and rather dreary.
And don't get me started on Johnny, he was so annoying I actually cheered when he got beaten up.