
After discovering his wife's infidelities, Gerry leaves London to look after his deceased brother's business and family in Singapore. Discovering a foreign world of opportunity that had not existed before gives Gerry a chance at starting over by slipping into his brother's life - both emotionally and physically. However, leaving his wife and child behind in the UK is not so easy as Gerry must choose between becoming his brother's alter ego 'Mister John' or returning to London... (Full plot summary below)
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After discovering his wife's infidelities, Gerry leaves London to look after his deceased brother's business and family in Singapore. Discovering a foreign world of opportunity that had not existed before gives Gerry a chance at starting over by slipping into his brother's life - both emotionally and physically. However, leaving his wife and child behind in the UK is not so easy as Gerry must choose between becoming his brother's alter ego 'Mister John' or returning to London to face his failing relationship.
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| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsYou'd do well to seek out this exceptional and haunting British drama which boasts a career-best turn from Aidan Gillen. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanAidan Gillen is so good in this Irish thriller it makes your skin tingle. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyGillen is perfect at capturing the sense of a man's lost compass and jittery emotional state in a foreign land, even while he's holding it together just enough to fulfil his fraternal duties. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerMister John is an engaging, enjoyably offbeat drama enlivened by a pervading sense of mystery, a perfectly judged, often weirdly funny script and a superb performance from Aiden Gillen. |
| CineVueJoseph WalshGillen's performance is central to this discomforting deconstruction of machismo in its portrayal of loss and hopelessness. |
| Patrick NabarroPJ NabarroIt's an intriguing hybrid of genre piece and interior psychodrama pinned together by ingenious direction and a great central performance by Aidan Gillen. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeIt's ultimately the film's avoidance of mystery that proves so effective and unnerving. |
| GuardianAndrew PulverLawlor and Molloy's measured, precise style means their film is always watchable, but in some ways this goes over well-worn territory, and the visual poetry is not always matched by convincing drama. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterGillen conveys the anger and anguish of his character but this is a painfully slow piece that keeps the viewer at arm's length. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeThat the whole should not quite add up to the sum of its parts is no great tragedy; there is enough magic in these meanderings to carry us over the flaws. |