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Such a frustrating disappointment

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

David Lean made almost a masterpiece on a forbidden love story in a post war period,the train station and all characters there are a backdrop of the powerful drama of a platonic love,cinema,dinners and guilty are some trace elements of those lost afternoons until the end up in railway's departure,a David Lean's movie unsurpassible many times replicated but never matched!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 9.25

It is not the right word. but it defines a precious last impression about this little gem who seems perfect. for music, details. and, sure, for a great couple. the love story between Laura Jesson and Alec Harvey is so ordinary that it becomes special. for suggestion. and for the impecable performances. for atmosphere. and for the feelings of viewer about an imposible love affair. for delicacy and sensitivity and humor. and for the meet between David Lean and Noel Coward. sure, it is a familiar story between ordinary people. but the genius of this film is represented by chemistry between Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard and for the art to give a perfect story, mixing nostalgia, a meeting in station the portrait of Myrtle Bagot by Joyce Carey and the sensation to be a story about yourself. so, a magnificent gem trminding a sort of romanticism who, today, remains a so useful refuge.

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.