8.5
If the story is simple enough, it is the acting that lifts it out of the ordinary.
Set against the grit of post-war Wales, MR. BURTON is the extraordinary true story of a working-class boy destined for greatness and the teacher who saw it first. When Philip Burton, a
Marisa Abela in a role of a lifetime for director Sam Taylor-Johnson (harkening back to her music video background, and Nowhere Boy) in this biopic of Amy Winehouse (too soon?),
… a gem that glitters like the trimmings on a gown.
...a sumptuous, elegant, exquisite creation of the finest quality, stitched together by a master of the craft.