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Ordinary Love

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Directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn
Produced by David Holmes, Piers Tempest, and Brian J. Falconer
Written by Owen McCafferty
With: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, David Wilmot, and Amit Shah
Cinematography: Piers McGrail
Editing: Nick Emerson
Music: David Holmes and Brian Irvine
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date: 14 February 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Great to see Neeson play "ordinary" for a change and prove a worthy scene partner to Manville, a master at such roles, but this mature love story about a couple dealing with Cancer works so hard to avoid melodramatic cliches the drama ends up feeling thin.