I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Brief in name and length. Though of its era, a perfect little film. Direction and acting, lighting, camerawork, script and score all combine to make this a classic. Despite its brevity the film seamlessly includes three romances as well as young Beryl's who works at the refreshment room with Myrtle. All balance each other and are meant to be contrasted.

It's not a surprise that the stupid catholic church here in Ireland back then made this film banned because of "promoting adultery". Seriously, they thought it's all about everyone involved when it wasn't, I'm sure lots of people who had unhappy marriages, couldn't get a divorce because them clowns would be telling them how to live their lives. Anyways what's unfortunately happened, has happened!Let's get talking about this movie, it's such a very sad tale that Laura and the Doctor had to face in society where cheating was a shame to anyone finding out. I'm sure they would be afraid that their kids will be taken from them if their partner's ever found out. I honestly thought at the end, I was going to see them run away together but unfortunately, they had to call it quits when he had to go to South Africa for his new doctor job. It's just heartbreaking like you honestly would shed a few tears to see that both of them have drifted apart.Very good movie but again, it's heartbreaking 💔

Yes, this is actually a very fine movie.But it's the dialogue, at least for an American, that drives you crazy.Not that there's really anything wrong with it.But you have heard a thousand parodies of this dialogue in American movies and TV. It is the ultra-controlled, almost emotionless, clipped dialogue with just the right sort of - what appears to Americans as - upper-class accents. Declarations of love that are always completely controlled. NO ONE loses control This movie is probably enjoyable for English audiences. But for American audiences who have heard these dialogues parodied a million times, it seems just SO stereo typically English, so very, very Noel Coward.

Engaging drama.Romantic dramas are second only to horror movies in terms of formulaic plot and lack of originality. Brief Encounter is reasonably original, especially for its time, in that both the man and woman in the relationship are married, and not to each other.The movie starts well, showing how they first meet, how they start to see more of each other, some amusing incidents along the way, and how they fall in love. But they're married, so you know this can't be a simple relationship. You think all along: can this have a happy ending, and what is a happy ending in this context? Do you even approve of the relationship?All this told with some wonderful old English settings, 1940s sensibilities and charm.Unfortunately, after this intriguing dilemma, the movie then drifts for a period and then we have a conclusion that is a damp squib. Writer Noel Coward and director David Lean pull their punches and the ending feels like a cop-out. Very disappointing, especially after all that went before it.Good performances by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in the lead roles.