![]() It’s why Tom goes to such lengths to read about paintings. ![]() Humble and working-class, Tom is the total opposite of the educated, arts-focused Marion. He teaches her how to swim the pair soon start dating. The past on a sunny beach in 1950s Britain, where Marion (Corrin) sees the dashing Tom (Styles certainly isn’t lacking in the looks department) running across the sand. And yet, how it tells us, and what it thinks we hope to gain from this story, comes with little flair and even less self-awareness. The pain that Patrick caused the couple is what “My Policeman” hopes to tell us about. And while Marion is ready to bury the proverbial hatchet, Tom refuses to see the man his wife says they owe so much to because he “Taught how to see art.” ![]() ![]() A guilt-ridden Marion volunteered to care for him after a debilitating stroke left him nearly bedridden. Their steady march toward resignation-which Tom momentarily pauses whenever he visits the sea with their dog-is interrupted with the arrival of their old, now estranged friend Patrick ( Rupert Everett). Helmed by an adequate Michael Grandage, “My Policeman” begins in the present day with the older versions of these characters: Tom ( Linus Roache) and Marion ( Gina McKee), now retired, live in a seaside town as they go through the motions of their milquetoast marriage. ![]()
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