Sea Wall

I have watched this short years ago and it keeps coming back to me. It pops up in my mind out of nowhere. I think it's one of the most underrated yet most beautiful performances of contemporary cinema. Andrew Scott's performances in this and in Hamlet are equally, breathtakingly, heartbreakingly gorgeous.

Andrew Scott is such a great actor. His body language, delivery of lines and emotional connection to the parts he's playing are a joy to watch.

It's just too bad the material he's been given here is so lacklustre that I ended up feeling a sense of frustration when it ended. You can do a lot of things when the camera is pointing at one person - in the case of Scott. But the stories are unfinished, the tension doesn't add up and secrets are essentially left unrevealed, leading to a disappointing finale.

The same can be said for The Hope Rooms, another short featuring Scott. The actors were good and ready to make a brilliant short film, but it never really got to that mark for me.

Heart wrenching, beautiful, and almost scarily real, Sea Wall is a film I would recommend to anybody. Alex's story is hilarious, gritty, heartfelt and poignant, staying with you long after the screen goes black.

The reality of this film is no doubt the most glorious thing about it. Andrew Scott delivers his lines with such pained honesty that you don't see an actor, you don't see a film, you just see a man. A kind, thoughtful and ordinary man. That's just it, though. Within Alex, you see yourself, and the cold hard fact that it could be you is enough to make anybody with a kid cry. It's just so real. For half an hour, it's just you and Alex. No music, no sets, nothing but one man, and his words. This is a sensational film that hits home like a punch in the gut and will stay with you forever.

Absolutely astonished amazing heartbreaking unforgettable beautiful short movie!

Brilliant actor, beautifully written script. I have been a big fan of Andrew Scott since seeing him in an episode of Garrow's Law. You know the actor is wonderful when just his stares and facial expressions, not his lines, can bring you to tears. But this, this was just something else. It is written beautifully. It moves slow, but the way Andrew delivers this, you hang on his every single word waiting for what is to come next. Definitely worth it!