Review | My Policeman – Harry Styles stars in sad forbidden gay romance

Singer Harry Styles is once again trying to prove himself in the world of the seventh art with the English drama ‘My Policeman’, an Amazon Prime Video production, however, as in his previous works, even without compromising the final result, the star runs into some problems arising from the production that stars, and the lack of charisma that seems to be stored somewhere.

The pop star managed to deliver a great performance in “Dunkirk” by Christopher Nolan, and even conquered and convinced with “Eternals” by Marvel; in the very weak ‘Don’t Worry, Honey’, directed by Olivia Wilde, we have a performance that can be described as “autopilot”, and which, unfortunately, the actor repeats in this new feature film directed by British director Michael Grandage ( ‘The Master of Geniuses’).

The film begins on the South Coast in 1998, where retired schoolteacher Marion (Gina McKee) takes in old friend Patrick (Rupert Everett), who is recovering from a severe stroke. But Marion’s husband, Tom (Linus Roache), avoids getting close to Patrick at all costs.

From there, we go back to 1957, when the young Marion, now embodied by Emma Corrin, and the policeman Tom, by Styles, are in an idyll with their mutual friend, precisely the curator of the museum Patrick, with David Dawson brilliantly directing his last born. version.

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As they hang out together, Marion becomes more and more aware that there is something going on between these two men, but the true depth of this passion does not become clear until 40 years later, when she finally reads the diaries of Patrick and is shocked.

Jumping through the passages of time, Ron Nyswaner’s screenplay (“Philadelphia”) reveals details bit by bit, echoing Britain’s resistance to talking about things from the heart. It creates several layers in the plot, telling a story that is somehow beaten, but from a different angle it becomes interesting, especially when it travels through these two time periods, skipping the four decades already discussed.

It’s as if these three people have been living in stasis the whole time. The character arcs seem incomplete and the feelings melodramatic, without you being able to feel all the real passion and chemistry, even if the moments undertaken lend some weight to what the director means.

Luckily, Grandage manages to craft some visually beautiful scenes, especially in the sex acts, which carry the passion of the characters and were beautifully executed by Harry Styles and David Dawson.

The McKee, Roache and Everett trio spend fantastic moments in somewhat plastered situations, evoking the constant tensions between these three beings who have always been intertwined. On the other hand, Corrin, Styles and Dawson, even participating in more inspired movements, aesthetically speaking, do not shine that much, despite the good shape of the figures, giving extreme feelings such as passion, fear and jealousy .

The main strength of “My Policeman” is the comparison between the two time periods covered, one in which homosexuality is considered a crime – a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment or worse; and another in which same-sex couples can live “normally” in society. Therefore, important moments are depicted, which speak of how people in the 1950s were even more oppressed by the simple act of loving. But as these characters get a chance to redefine their lives, we finally see that there is hope for our future.

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