Director Carl Hunter with Bill Nighy and Sam Riley

A pleasant, off-beat film starring Bill Nighy as Bill Nighy (which he does very well) with a Merseyside accent. It begins with him amongst the statues on Crosby beach, almost indistinguishable from them. He is an ageing man who has spent years looking for his missing son – and rather taking his remaining son for granted. He’s also a Scrabble fiend – so, good with words but – we gather – not with communication.

It’s filmed in a slightly quirky, retro style which invites rewatching and implies he is stuck in the past. (It also invites comparisons with Wes Anderson.) There are lots of good scenes and it was entertaining.