Supernova (2020)

Writer/director Harry Macqueen (Hinterland) does best with this deeply moving drama of devotion and the dread of approaching loss when he stands back and lets these two actors loose. Firth and Tucci provide arguably the best performances of their careers as two 60-something lovers facing a crisis.

In a story that is as heartfelt as it is heartbreaking, Supernova is a moving look at the emotional toll that dementia can have on the powerless sufferer and their selfless caretaker, revealing that one can never have too much time with their loved ones.

It's the combined incandescence of the stars at the center of the screen, not the ones meant to be gazed at through telescopes, that carries the movie; its best and truest source of light.

The actors Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth have been friends for 20 years and that is plainly evident watching them play longtime lovers in the wrenchingly beautiful film Supernova. The award-winning duo are like a well-worn sweater onscreen, comfortable and lived-in, showing the kind of tart affection people show when ardor’s lust has given way to the slow burn of adoration.

It’s rare to see a cinematic drama executed with such consistent care as Supernova, written and directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. And here, that care pays off to devastating effect.

With these two actors in command, Supernova doesn’t just dare to speak the name of a love between two deeply committed men facing an untenable situation. It shouts it from the rooftops.

Supernova is modest in every respect except its emotional impact. In the characters’ internal arcs, the title—the name for a stellar explosion—comes fully into perspective.

Tucci and Firth have never been better than they are here, and they earn every superlative that has been laid on them in early reviews.

But it’s Firth’s Sam who finally carries the film’s heart, and exquisitely so, as his fear, anger and mounting insecurity lash out the more he tries to remain undemonstrative. (He also pulls off some able, plaintive piano-playing by his own hand.)

Lovely, heartfelt performances from Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth carry this intimate movie.

Here in this film, what is most appreciated is that the story transmits emotion without resorting to simpleton or tear-jerking sentimentality; that and through outstanding performances by Firth and Tucci. To see a weekend evening, stress free.

This is some of the heaviest stuff I've watched so far this year. Sam and Tusker - the protagonist couple - just have this brilliant dynamic and the whole movie turns from a fun field trip into a melancholic drama. I never really tear up while watching films, but I was bloody close during the last 20 or so minutes. It's only 90 minutes long, but it felt like 3 hours, I don't know whether that was a good or a bad thing, maybe I just wanted to escape this carnage mentally, but also felt tied to the screen at the same time. The characters just feel so real, when Tusker throws a party for him and Sam, everything involved just feels as if someone had filmed a - surely tragic - gathering and Tusker and Sam can just be who they are, an old couple with its regular problems, no corny dialogue needed. If you're in a good mood and want to change this, I definitely recommend watching this.

This is a gently moving film. It features stellar performances from the two main actors, Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. The last 2 scenes are very emotional. There are some memorable quotes, such as 'being sad something is gone just means it was great while it was there.' It's a thought provoking film - it'd be hard not to feel sorry for both of the main characters. I would definitely recommend this poignant film, yes.

The movie story line so simple but the Sam and tusker acting is great.movie end scene is woww

(Mauro Lanari) Illness, death, euthanasia, homosexuality, love, senile dementia, friendship, anticipated grieving process, from the point of view of the wealthy, the privileged who can afford the economic luxury of choosing. Cinema aimed at those rich enough to allow themselves to watch movies like this.

There was something rich and organic about this picture that I really appreciated. It didn't look scripted or rehearsed at all - in a GOOD way. However, it was a little bit too slow for my liking, and I found the ending dragged quite a bit. Otherwise, good performances and very well done.

When a long-term gay male couple receives a devastating dementia diagnosis, the partners struggle with how to handle it, one seeking to be a compassionate, supremely supportive caregiver, the other looking not to become an undue burden and pitiable echo of his former self. Admittedly, it's a somewhat tried and true formula, though it has some new life infused into it here with its same-sex couple protagonists and its gorgeously filmed road trip backdrop. To be sure, the film's heartwarming and heartbreaking narrative feels a bit too restrained at times and somewhat stretched out in the final act, but it always comes across as sincere and eminently moving. What stands out most, though, are the stellar performances of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, who deliver magnificent portrayals and exhibit a remarkable, heartfelt, amazingly genuine chemistry throughout. It's also refreshing to see a gay-themed film that addresses the kinds of everyday issues that the rest of the world deals with and not just relying on storylines drawn from a handful of familiar subjects that have been endlessly overdone. "Supernova" may not be everything that it could have been, but it certainly is an engaging, heart string-tugging offering that's well worth the time.

An elegant and sober drama about illness, relationship, love, acceptance, letting go, and saying goodbye. Perhaps it doesn't expose so much, nor does it propose much in terms of everything that a drama of this kind entails, but it's also appreciated that it's not a merciless whirlwind of tears and pain. I mean, the situation the protagonists face is really painful, but that doesn't imply that the same situation should become a miserable affair, like many other films tend to do in order to emotionally manipulate their viewers. Very good performances by its two leads, although I think they will be left out of any mention in the next awards season.

Five stars! Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci involved in 20 year relationship give heart rendering performances. Direction is pitch perfect.

My husband and I have been together 31 years, so this movie has particular relevance, although the subject certainly translates to any couple. Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play 20-year partners who take a road trip across England. It’s an especially poignant journey, because one of them is facing the escalating symptoms from his fatal disorder. Obviously, such intense circumstances demand potent performances and this duo captures their trying complexities with subtle grace that leads to genuine emotional impact. Writer/director Harry Macqueen tells the story with understated, yet effective sensitivity. This universally important medical dilemma is faced with modest grace in an intimate and affecting love story.