A Boy Called Dad (2009)

Starts confidently, before panicking itself into potty melodrama. Full Review

A sympathetic study of confusion, heartache and despair. Full Review

Julie Rutterford's well-observed script has a lively wit, the rainswept seaside sets are atmospheric and the cast are beyond reproach but once they part company from credibility the film's spell is br... Full Review

Sabotages any dramatic credibility with clunky scripting and increasingly preposterous plot twists. Full Review

A well-intentioned look at masculinity and fatherhood. Full Review

Shot adroitly, and combining Leone-esque close-ups with long tracking shots of the various urban and rural locations, the film prioritises the ambiguity of emotional ties over expository melodrama.

Powerful and affecting. Full Review

The film has a nicely desolate air and some sweet bonding between the two Dads. But having avoided the threat of sentimentality, the film falls prey, in its latter stages, to silliness. Full Review

There's just not enough substance to this tale of two fathers. It's a pity, as the leads both give fine performances. Full Review

A Boy Called Dad is something of a disappointment, despite a promising set-up and strong performances from Ian Hart and Kyle Ward. Full Review