Working Class Wonder

Some of these lines, as when Gerard tells his mother that he’s become an imitation of what she never quite was herself, make a lasting impression.

What emerges from the well- crafted piece is a stifled emotional bond between the boys that was never allowed physical expression.

A climactic showdown, where Matt Ryan’s brilliantly embittered Gerard confronts Luke Evans’ compelling Vincent with what they both know is riveting and makes up for earlier moments of melodrama and mawkishness.

And although the writer allows his characters unfeasible insights and flights of lyrical brilliance, his is such a unique voice, you can forgive him anything.