Is Anybody There?

'Is Anybody There?' is a rather depressing little film with Michael Caine (decrepit and, at first, suicidal) and a creepy little boy (Bill Milner from the delightful 'Son of Rambow'). Edward, who's eleven, lives in an old people's home his parents... Full review

I was really looking forward to "Is There Anybody There?" when I found a spot for it on my Toronto Film Festival schedule, what with director John Crowley making the wonderful "Intermission" a few years ago, and his latest "Boy A"... Full review

Brilliant. I loved every minute of it. The movie had the perfect mix of comedy and drama. It's a joy to watch Bill Milner (of Son of Rambow fame) go toe to toe with Michael Caine. It was interesting to hear... Full review

Caine, full of suppressed rage and regret, is very good....She is put-upon and well-intentioned, he's pining after his lost youth..... ... Full Review

And his performance in this film as Clarence, an elderly magician in the early stages of dementia, is just as powerful....But all of it delivered in Caine's strong cockney accent..... ... Full Review

but without any bigger scenes or defining moments, the brilliance of Caine's talents are left to loiter in a sub-basement of mediocre writing.....director John Crowley and writer Peter Harness blow enough warm air onto the frigid pane to thaw a small portal through the cold glass..... ... Full Review

but without any bigger scenes or defining moments, the brilliance of Caine's talents are left to loiter in a sub-basement of mediocre writing.....director John Crowley and writer Peter Harness blow enough warm air onto the frigid pane to thaw a small portal through the cold glass..... ... Full Review

Caine is amusing and affecting....he developes a nice rapport with Milner, who's genuine even when doing things no little kid would ever do..... ... Full Review

Johnny Vaughan had an embarrassing incident at the Virgin Media Shorts Awards in London. The Capital FM presenter, who played host for the second year running, arrived late for rehearsals at the British Film Institution in scruffy jeans, and realised... ... Full Article

BEING a good listener is an art some actors never learn. There's a glint in the eye signalling their desire for their fellow actors to say their piece so they can get on with theirs. ... Full Article

Just because he plays "a geezer" in his latest film, a cranky old performer on his last legs, don't read any autobiography into Michael Caine's star turn in "Is Anybody There?" ... Full Article

Sir Michael Caine gives one of the finest performances of his career as a retired magician who reluctantly enters a family-run old age home in John Crowley's IS ANYBODY THERE? ... Full Article

If you must see one film full of quirkily senile codgers, ask for the one with Batman's butler in it. For it is only the dry, no-bulldust stylings of Michael Caine that stops Is Anybody There? from turning into geriatric... ... Full Article

Melodramas about seniors living in a nursing home aren't exactly the stuff of summer blockbusters. However, thanks to an amazing performance by Michael Caine, Is Anybody There? deserves at least a shot. ... Full Article