Goodbye June

"A strong directorial debut from Winslet..."

"Should be devastating — so why is it so dull?"

"Less like a wise and thoughtful drama than a mopey Christmas pageant."

"The narrative arrives in clumsy self-contained chunks that don’t always gel."

"A simple film of an unremarkable ilk."

"Saccharine and schematic."

"Lovely in the graceful way it executes its unsurprising content."

"One or two nice lines and sharp moments but they are submerged in a treacly soup of sentimentality."

"Winslet gives her actors space to build people that by and large feel pretty real."

"Never quite locates the heart."

"A raw approach to this already emotionally-driven story."

"Despite their initial comic pop, some of the characters sing one note throughout."

"Brilliant actress turns out to be a competent director."