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The ever-impressive Michael Sheen plays Mark Furness. We meet Mark as he is just coming to terms with his illness: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome. The increasing toll his illness takes is the breakup of his marriage and the loss of his job as an architect. He joins a self-help group where he meets Charlotte (played by Shirley Henderson) who clearly is the correct partner for him, who happens to be similarly afflicted, but he still obsesses after his estranged wife, amongst other things.

As someone with a close relative who suffers from OCD, I was suspicious of this TV film. I thought it may be either insensitive or on the other hand schmaltzy. I was pleased to find out that the film was neither. I suspect one or both of the writers and/or the director is familiar with OCD as the film is funny without being exploitative and heartbreaking without being schmaltzy.

The greatest credit has to go to both Michael Sheen and Shirley Henderson, the lead actors. Both were absolutely excellent when the temptation for some actors in this position could have been to go over the top. Michael Sheen is sure to be a big name soon.

I'm not a fan of rap stars turned movie actors (the jury's still out on Eminem and Queen Latifah in my opinion) but Will Smith turned in a sterling performance in this film that I watched for the first time tonight. He played a blue collar homosexual conman who invaded but possibly enriched the lives of isolated upper class fools, while pretending to be the son of Sidney Poitier. As his deception unravelled, the effect of his entrance into their lives deeply affected those involved, marvellously played by Stockard Channing and Donald Sutherland. The film was expertly acted and directed, though as often is the case with play-to-film adaptions it did seem like a filmed play. The subject matter and the acting should however enthuse anyone who hasn't been to see it.