It has the emotional wallop of a Mike Leigh offering and the acute intelligence of an early John Schlesinger effort. This is a film about learning how to seize the day. And this is a film that does just that.

| Jun 28, 2018

Hunter and Hunsinger show what can happen if you opt instead for the humour that accompanies can-I-feel? quiet. Turns out wit and warmth and keen observation produce their own euphoria -- what you might call a natural high.

| Nov 15, 2017

Mildly engaging melodrama that's more sharply written than directed.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 19, 2011

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Subtle in its use of cause and effect, Lawless Heart is a light-hearted study of relationships and regret, of last chances and lessons in love.

| Apr 30, 2004

A guy's flick whose charms are many and faults are few.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 29, 2003

A modern and mature story about love and loving, a film as intelligent as it is charming.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 22, 2003

Like so many British movies, it seems made for actors who make what they humanly can of it, their expertise meshing.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 1, 2003

Lawless Heart is so well crafted, so original, that each overlapping scene swells with new life and interpretation.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 10, 2003

The skill with which these temporalities are connected is considerable.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 8, 2003

Never shouts out its emotional explorations. Instead, it employs a soft, secure voice, and the viewer is lulled even more by the authentic, unadorned performances of a strong ensemble.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 13, 2003

There is a real honesty to this British comedy-drama that is appealing, and which also makes its soap-opera plot a bit easier to swallow.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 6, 2003

Complex but never confusing -- thanks to the three-act structure, which replays the same moments from different perspectives.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 6, 2003

The situations are forced; love blossoms way too easily; and the characters are downright daft.

| Original Score: C | Jun 5, 2003

Soap opera fans will recognize a kindred spirit here

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 27, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 20, 2003

Teems with insights into the human condition revealed by an unusually smart script and a wonderfully committed cast.

Full Review | May 16, 2003

The writing-directing pair of Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger create a fairly seamless patchwork, although the novelty starts to wear thin by the third layer.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 15, 2003

The humor is hit-and-miss, and your laughter ratio will depend on your affinity for subtle, dry British wit.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 15, 2003

It's an intriguing experience.

Full Review | May 9, 2003