Having heard Philomena being billed as ‘Steve Coogan going serious’ I was expecting a sombre tale of injustice and suffering at the hands of some evil nuns. Though it contained this in spades, it was also utterly hilarious! It passed the six laughs test about 10 minutes in, with most of the humour coming from the miss-matched pairing of an old irish lady and a London journalist. I can’t remember the last film I watched where I went from laughing to tearing up within a couple of seconds. This feat alone awards the film two enthusiastic thumbs up!
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