Cemetery Junction

Went to see Cemetery Junction, purely because my schoolfriend Bee is in it, playing a character very much like herself, sweet and childlike and somewhat awkward. Really pleased she’s getting that sort of success, and hope she’ll get bigger and bigger roles! The film itself was surprisingly good, my favourite thing that Ricky Gervais has done. Centred on three friends in a very grim version of 1970s Reading, it opposed different ideas: solid factory work and soulless big business, freedom and responsibility, violence and self-sacrifice. And I was impressed that it didn’t just conclude that running away and being a rebel was the way to be happy: sometimes you have to stop and take responsibility for your situation, and support those who love you. Just not if they’re really horrible.