However, director Stephen Frears and co-writers Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope take
this simple logline (based on a true story) and run with it in complete earnestness, crafting a sweet, thoughtful, and endearing story of guilt, redemption, and friendship that is buoyed by a remarkable performance from Judi Dench and excellent chemistry between the actress and her co-star, Steve Coogan.
No simple logline can account for the rubbery slapstick, like something out of a morbid Stephen Chow movie; the body horror played for insane laughs; or the existential despair that invades the film like a thief in the night.
«And not giving
a simple logline answer is closer to the truth,» she said.
Not exact matches
RUN STUDIO: Entertainment One / DryWrite / Wigwam Films TEAM: Phoebe Waller - Bridge (w, ep), Vicky Jones (ep), Emily Leo (ep)
LOGLINE: Revolves around ex-lovers who made a pact 15 years ago that if they ever needed to escape life, they could send each other a
simple text message — «RUN» — and impulsively disappear together.