Movie Description Based on the novel by Julian Barnes, Metroland tells the story of Chris (Bale), a young man in 1970s London who comes to question his domestic life and values when an old free-spirited friend, Toni, turns up unexpectedly. Spending time with Toni calls up all sorts of old memories of Chris' more carefree days in the 60s, including a collegiate spell in Paris where he had an affair with a young French woman (shown in extended flashback). All of this makes him question whether he has chosen too safe a path by settling down in the suburbs with his wife Marion (Watson).
Editorial Reviews "...Disarming intimacy....[METROLAND] casts a rich, tranquil spell....[Bale] gawks with soulful sweetness..." -- Rating: A- Gleiberman
"...[The film] boasts a very good performance by Bale and an even better one by Emily Watson..." Premiere - Glenn Kenny (02/01/1999)
"...A delightfully bittersweet story....This is a thoroughly satisfying little film with an exquisite Mark Knopfler score..." Box Office - Susan Green (04/01/1998)
"...[Watson's] glorious china-blue eyes project a sphinxlike serenity..." USA Today - Susan Wloszczyna (04/09/1999)
"...A satisfying story of love and marriage told with humor and insight....A handsome film that offers a gratifyingly adult take on the virtues and travails of growing up..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (04/09/1999)
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