Supernova

Bleecker Street | Release Date: January 29, 2021

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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TVJerryJan 30, 2021

My husband and I have been together 31 years, so this movie has particular relevance, although the subject certainly translates to any couple. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play 20-year partners who take a road trip across England. It’s anMy husband and I have been together 31 years, so this movie has particular relevance, although the subject certainly translates to any couple. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play 20-year partners who take a road trip across England. It’s an especially poignant journey, because one of them is facing the escalating symptoms from his fatal disorder. Obviously, such intense circumstances demand potent performances and this duo captures their trying complexities with subtle grace that leads to genuine emotional impact. Writer/director Harry Macqueen tells the story with understated, yet effective sensitivity. This universally important medical dilemma is faced with modest grace in an intimate and affecting love story.… Expand

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katezoeFeb 17, 2021

Five stars! Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci involved in 20 year relationship give heart rendering performances. Direction is pitch perfect.

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JLuis_001Feb 19, 2021

An elegant and sober drama about illness, relationship, love, acceptance, letting go, and saying goodbye.

Perhaps it doesn't expose so much, nor does it propose much in terms of everything that a drama of this kind entails, but it's alsoAn elegant and sober drama about illness, relationship, love, acceptance, letting go, and saying goodbye.

Perhaps it doesn't expose so much, nor does it propose much in terms of everything that a drama of this kind entails, but it's also appreciated that it's not a merciless whirlwind of tears and pain.

I mean, the situation the protagonists face is really painful, but that doesn't imply that the same situation should become a miserable affair, like many other films tend to do in order to emotionally manipulate their viewers.

Very good performances by its two leads, although I think they will be left out of any mention in the next awards season.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJun 4, 2021

When a long-term gay male couple receives a devastating dementia diagnosis, the partners struggle with how to handle it, one seeking to be a compassionate, supremely supportive caregiver, the other looking not to become an undue burden andWhen a long-term gay male couple receives a devastating dementia diagnosis, the partners struggle with how to handle it, one seeking to be a compassionate, supremely supportive caregiver, the other looking not to become an undue burden and pitiable echo of his former self. Admittedly, it's a somewhat tried and true formula, though it has some new life infused into it here with its same-sex couple protagonists and its gorgeously filmed road trip backdrop. To be sure, the film's heartwarming and heartbreaking narrative feels a bit too restrained at times and somewhat stretched out in the final act, but it always comes across as sincere and eminently moving. What stands out most, though, are the stellar performances of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, who deliver magnificent portrayals and exhibit a remarkable, heartfelt, amazingly genuine chemistry throughout. It's also refreshing to see a gay-themed film that addresses the kinds of everyday issues that the rest of the world deals with and not just relying on storylines drawn from a handful of familiar subjects that have been endlessly overdone. "Supernova" may not be everything that it could have been, but it certainly is an engaging, heart string-tugging offering that's well worth the time.… Expand