Can Hayley Squires stop going through hell in films please? She had to endure it in I, Daniel Blake and she endures it again here in Away. So, in her next role, can she have some happiness for a change?

I was sold on this by the cast and the setting of Blackpool, the northern seaside resort that's approximately an hour away from me and the place I stayed for many a holiday as a child. I wasn't totally sure what to expect from Away beyond a spring and autumn odd couple style story. That's certainly what's being sold in the poster, which sees a tux-wearing Timothy Spall next to a sullen looking Juno Temple appearing somewhat out of her…

Is a title that faint as close as they could legally get to "Leaving Blackpool"? Anyways, Timothy Spall is cool and everything, but, yeah, "Away" is kind of the first thing I think of when I see him hanging out with Juno Temple. I guess she's just giving an old widower some companionship as he prepares to kill himself, as she is already a compassionate enough person to take care of a fellow orphan. Jeez, never mind getting out of a rundown town and escaping a drug dealer boyfriend; maybe the solution to the female lead's grief is simply to stop forming friendships out of mutual misery. Not even Blackpool can be perfect for cheering somebody up if it's supposed…

Can Hayley Squires stop going through hell in films please? She had to endure it in I, Daniel Blake and she endures it again here in Away. So, in her next role, can she have some happiness for a change?

I was sold on this by the cast and the setting of Blackpool, the northern seaside resort that's approximately an hour away from me and the place I stayed for many a holiday as a child. I wasn't totally sure what to expect from Away beyond a spring and autumn odd couple style story. That's certainly what's being sold in the poster, which sees a tux-wearing Timothy Spall next to a sullen looking Juno Temple appearing somewhat out of her…