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High Hopes (1989)

Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.

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Jay Scott 10 Nov 2013

Leigh builds a slight story intended to be a microcosm of today’s London.

Roger Ebert 04 Sep 2006

High Hopes is an alive and challenging film, one that throws our own assumptions and evasions back at us. Leigh sees his characters and their lifestyles so vividly, so mercilessly and with such a sharp satirical edge, that the movie achieves a neat trick: We start by laughing at the others, and end by feeling uncomfortable about ourselves.

joelgreenberg 28 Jul 2022

High Hopes is not without its flaws,but like any true gem, the flaws can enhance the thing itself. Mike Leigh's dissection of Thatcher's impact on life in Britain never fails to score, sometimes with laughter that sticks in the throat, and sometimes with a piercing pain of recognition. The downbeat score reminds us that the world of late 1980's London is permanently overcast, almost always threatening a storm. That the clouds fail to break speaks to Leigh's powerful vision and his hold on the truth of the central characters.I loved this film on first sight when it was shown on tv and i had no idea what was about to unfold. I devoured everything of his work that i could find thereafter and ever since. High Hopes is the best there is.

Jonathan Rosenbaum 02 Sep 1995

Leigh displays a passionate affection for and commitment to his leading characters that never precludes a critical distance.

Ted Mahar 18 Jul 1998

It's this balance of vivid performance and directorial detachment that allows Leigh to move freely between delicate sentiment and highly caustic wit; even in his most harshly satirical moments, he never denies the humanity of his characters.