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Go Now (film)

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Go Now
Theatrical release poster
Written byJimmy McGovern
Paul Henry Powell
Directed byMichael Winterbottom
Starring
Music byAlastair Gavin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyDaf Hobson
EditorTravor Waite
Running time109 minutes
Production companiesPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
BBC
Original release
Release16 September 1995 (1995-09-16)

Go Now is a 1995 television film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Robert Carlyle as an MS-afflicted construction worker and football player, living in Bristol with his girlfriend and struggling with the onset of multiple sclerosis.

It had a limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom and United States. It won the Prix Europa Television Programme of the Year 1995.[1]

Cast

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Reception

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 60% approval rating based on 10 reviews, with an average ranking of 6/10.[2]

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a score of "B−".[3]

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film "depicts the onset of multiple sclerosis with force and accuracy, thanks to the understated precision of Carlyle's performance and the real fear and frustration he conveys".[4]

According to Derek Elley of Variety, the film "[is] a genre-busting an-them to life, love and friendship that's a further feather in the cap of multitalented Brit helmer Michael Winterbottom".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Prix Europa 1995 - Awards" (PDF). 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Go Now (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (15 May 1998). "Go Now". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (1 May 1998). "'Go Now': At Last, Things Were Going Well; or So He Thought". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ Elley, Derek (28 August 1995). "Go Now". Variety.
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