I was impressed again by the freshness and ease with which another one of those astute British social dramatists displays the confusion, double standards and selfishness that interracial couples have to face mirrored against the ever outspoken lip service that they do not have to face anything, of course. But the movie fails to bring across credibly what eventually it is all about: a love story. Although, all dialog's and conflicts between the couple seem close to reality and modern, the couple fails to display true passion and that sort of romantic bond that would make the spectator believe they are doomed to go for each other. Roisin's acting is quite strong and subtly displaying all the weaknesses of the figure, but Casim's acting is rather flat and immature so she looks like a bulldozer falling for someone whose acted passion always seems a bit ridiculous. The movie does not manage to settle that imbalance so it really looks like a didactic play between a teacher and a boy.
Review of A Fond Kiss
