Gosh this is a period piece now. The talk of the differences between men and women, the self conscious literary quality, all the quirkiness. There's mugging and over playing. Saffron Burrows is beautiful but can't really act (she got better). Aden Young can act, and isn't bad, just feels a little wrong. Simon Bossell is allowed to over act as is Peter O'Brien. Everyone is fine when they tone down and emote, I've got to say. Oh, and Pippa Grandison, Ray Barrett and Juliet Blake have no trouble shifting gears.
The silly hotel has its own charm with its bright colours. It doesn't have lot of logic (would a hotel with such rooms ever appeal).
The marriage between Julia Blake and Ray Barrett is so inherently toxic that their reunion is hopeplessly unconvicing. Likewise Simon Bossell's character is basically unhinged - at the end he goes to the airport every Friday to waiy for Grandison, is that right? Like we see them at the end, a very sweet scene... but he's been going for weeks and weeks unsuccessfully?
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