About the best that can be said for this contrived British import is that it could be worse. Miserable after a harsh breakup, failed artist Richard (Kenneth Branagh), who's lost hope in life and himself, jumps off a London skyscraper, using his
discarded canvases for wings. He only succeeds in getting himself into trouble, and is sentenced to community service rather than jail time. The involuntary volunteer is assigned to work with Jane (Helena Bonham-Carter), a 25-year-old afflicted with a degenerative motor neuron disease that's
confined her to a wheelchair. Jane's hard-to-understand speech and defensive attitude immediately put Richard off, but they're stuck w...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins