{"id":9384,"date":"2005-08-27T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2005-08-27T12:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/27\/vera-drake\/"},"modified":"2005-08-27T15:13:51","modified_gmt":"2005-08-27T12:13:51","slug":"vera-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/27\/vera-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Vera Drake"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><!-- IMDB tt0383694 --><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/rummovie\/tt0383694.jpg?w=660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vera Drake (2004)\" \/>I&#8217;ve heard a lot of positive feedback about &#8220;<a href =\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0383694\">Vera Drake<\/a>&#8220;.  Accidentaly I&#8217;ve got my hands on a copy of this film, so I watched it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Mike Leigh<br \/>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong> Drama<br \/>\n<strong>Cast:<\/strong> Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Anna Keaveney, Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays, Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Sally Hawkins, Simon Chandler, Sam Troughton, Marion Bailey, Sandra Voe, Chris O&#8217;Dowd, Adrian Scarborough<br \/>\n<strong>IMDB raintg:<\/strong> 8.0<br \/>\n<strong>My rating:<\/strong> 4.0 [rate 4.0]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I have to say that this film is way too overrated.   It is very simple, predictable and obvious.  It doesn&#8217;t make any brilliant points or brings up any serious issues.  The moral is simple &#8211; if you break the law, be prepared to be punished.  And in the most unfortunate of times.   The moral values change and sometimes those things that were illegal and bad become legal and acceptable.  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