You know, I have to be honest, it’s not THAT often I watch a chick flick, I really don’t.
No, seriously, I don’t.
But I had the night to myself, last night.
And had a copy of Never Let Me Go going spare: arguably something of a chick flick.
But arguably, quite good: whatever gender it’s aimed at.
☱☲☴☲☱
Set in an alternative Earth, Never Let Me Go is narrated by Carey Mulligan as Kathy H: a carer reliving memories of her childhood at a very unusual private school, in Hailsham, Surrey.
One that — as a teacher tells Kathy and her classmates, Tommy and Ruth — is in existence to bring up clones as organ donors, doomed to die — or complete — at a young age, after roughly three to four organ donations.
The film follows Kathy growing up: as her, Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth (Keira Knightley) move from the school, and move to cottages maintained by their creators.
Growing up …
Growing up, and forming relationships that come, eventually, to tragic ends …
☴☲☱☲☴
Now, I called this a chick flick, didn’t I … ?
That’s possibly doing Never Let Me Go a disservice, given the term can be a touch derogatory.
However, Never Let Me Go is definitely told from a very different angle from most science fiction films, dealing with the character’s emotions rather than hard-core problem-solving and alien-zapping.
And it’s all the better — chick flick or otherwise —for that …
Never Let Me Go
★★☆☆
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