The List
20 September 2007
CLUBLAND
by Kaleem Aftab

 

Brenda Blethyn is on Little Voice form in this touching, bittersweet Australian comedy. She plays Jean, an ageing stand-up comedienne whose best days are behind her. She's also a control freak who refuses to accept that her shy son Tim (Khan Chittenden) is at that age where abandoning his mother for girls seems like a sensible option. His new girlfriend, Jill (Emma Booth), ensures there's much drinking, sarcastic comments and rage in the household.

 

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