Benjamin

Benjamin

24/7/2020 1h 25m 6.1/10

Overview

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.

Director

Simon Amstell

Top Billed Cast

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Tessa

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Benjamin

Jessica Raine

Jessica Raine

Billie

Joel Fry

Joel Fry

Stephen

Jack Rowan

Jack Rowan

Harry

Phénix Brossard

Phénix Brossard

Noah

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

10/8/2019

7/10

‘Benjamin’ is an enjoyable rom-com, filled with equal amounts of sweet moments and tense ones. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-benjamin-gay-dramedy-tugs-at-the-heartstrings-in-all-the-right-ways

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/29/2024

6/10

I really did want to like this - but I wasn't really given anywhere near enough meat on the bones of the story or the characters to het to know. The comedy is pretty thin on the ground and the underlying storyline is clichéd and muddles love and lust in an unconvincing fashion. It may well be partially autobiographical, but that - and the best efforts of the eponymous and engaging Colin Morgan as well as Jack Rowan's heart-throb "Harry" - doesn't help us through it's mediocrity. It's a pity, but I think that maybe auteur Simon Amstell was just too close to this to make it work in any objective or less awkward fashion.

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