Wah-Wah

Name: Wah-Wah
Genre: Drama
Released: May 12, 2006
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Nicholas Hoult

2006

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: May 12, 2006 | R

Starring: Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson, Nicholas Hoult

Summary: Acclaimed actor Richard E. Grant's semi-autobiographical "coming-of-age at the end of an age" story is told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton (Hoult). Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, the plot focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors theAcclaimed actor Richard E. Grant's semi-autobiographical "coming-of-age at the end of an age" story is told through the eyes of young Ralph Compton (Hoult). Set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland, South East Africa, in 1969, the plot focuses on the dysfunctional Compton family whose gradual disintegration mirrors the end of British rule. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)… Expand

Director: Richard E. Grant

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Kevin Crust

Both acidly funny and very moving. Read full review

Paula Nechak

The film is so well acted -- by Byrne, who makes Harry's internalized agonies and continuously carried torch for his ex-wife touching, and by Watson and Hoult -- that its more cloying moments, including a staged version of the musical "Camelot" (which is too long), are a moot point. Read full review

Jami Bernard

Thanks to Grant's script and direction, the exotic Swaziland location (a film first) and an engaging cast, this smartly crafted drama radiates a gently comic pulse. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Never less than good but it's also never quite great. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Though far from expert filmmaking - visual clichés fly thick and fast - the movie has a swooning feel for the stark beauty of the African kingdom in which it was shot. Read full review

James Berardinelli

As coming of age stories go, Wah-Wah does little to distinguish itself. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

The story lacks focus. The senses blur as wives and ex-wives come and go, and Harry regularly falls off the wagon, only to reform the next day. Read full review

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JonoN.

Mar 12, 2007

Delightful, engrossing and thorougly entertaining.