Although it is an alternate history and many things are different, I try to catch the atmosphere of 1950 s Britain in such things as
the general drabness, the intense social conservatism, but also the importance of personal integrity as epitomized in characters like David and Sarah.
Director Judd Apatow is no stylist, and the film suffers a bit from a
general visual
drabness and a limping pace that keep some of the jokes from hitting as squarely as they should and drains some of the third - act momentum.