This is a beautiful film about life and class and adventure and death and arrogance and...oh and all things human really. It's a poignant film with a happy ending, so very akin to a fairy tale with the wicked husband and the prince who rescues the princess and all the forest elves who are friends. It's a very upbeat film about people taking charge of their lives and the performances are exactly what you'd expect from the stellar cast. Fabulous film.

'Finding Your Feet' is my kind of film, being British myself, being very fond of a lot of the cast, loving feel-good films and the story was one that interested me on paper. The trailer also looked good and generally the British do feel good with comedy and drama mixes brilliantly.

Was not expecting a masterpiece watching 'Finding Your Feet', all that was wanted was something that made me laugh, cry and probe thought. 'Finding Your Feet' did all three of those things and made me proud to be British. Went into the cinema feeling low and on edge and came out of it beaming from ear to ear, tears in my eyes and with my heart warmed. To me, that is exactly my definition of a lovely, worthwhile film.

Is 'Finding Your Feet' a perfect film? No. It is very predictable with some outcomes not hard to figure out from miles away, clichéd and sometimes sentimentality is laid on too thick. They may be things that are concerns for some viewers, but the film did so much right and did those things so brilliantly that it was difficult to be too hard on it.

Really loved the writing here. The humour is gentle but also very smart and there are some legitimately hilarious moments elevated by the cast's delivery. This is balanced with the emotional dramatic elements, this balance is achieved with no favouring and the drama is very poignant.

Admittedly, 'Finding Your Feet' may be very predictable, but it is difficult to be hard on it for that because of how big a heart of gold it has and the amount of uplifting charm it has. It's also thought-provoking and insightful and touches upon subjects relevant and resonant to everybody, one is never too old or young to appreciate or enjoy the film.

The characters are warm and charming, far from cardboard stereotypes, and while the dancing may not be great there is something very appealing in how it is purposefully not made to be. The gentle pace and sympathetic direction suits the tone and content very well, and the immensely talented cast all round perform beautifully with Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Imelda Staunton giving the best performances.

Overall, a lovely refreshing film that succeeded at what it tried to be and set out to do. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) is a Lady and has a big house. She thought her former police chief husband loved her until she finds him cheating with another woman. She leaves him to stay with her older estranged sister Bif (Celia Imrie). They are opposites in many ways. She's uptight and angry after the breakup. Bif is carefree and loving with many friends. One of those friends is Charlie Glover (Timothy Spall) who lives on a boat after selling his home to put his wife in hospice care.

Old British people dealing with life and death and everything in between should be a subgenre of its own. They are generally good but few are completely original. The acting skills are undeniable. These are great veteran actors and I like them all. There is a little bit of sloppiness slipping into the story and a general predictability. The daughter needs some more explaining. For example, why wouldn't Sandra go live with her daughter instead of an older sister she hasn't seen for years? The romance is probably the only thing new even if it's expected. It's still missing a meeting between Sandra and the wife. In addition, the final leap of faith is too cheesy on-the-nose. It's obvious green screen work and too literal. Overall, I like these actors and the story is functionally feel-good. It's all very familiar like an old warm ragged blanket.