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View All (46) audience reviews TEIXEIRA V This film is entitled “Sorry we missed you”, it was created by Ken LOACH, in 2019. The genre of the film is a drama because the family have a difficult situation after the gig economy. The social context of the movie is the gig economy, family issues and the historical context are technological progress, economic inequality, workers rights and the labor movement. In "Sorry We Missed You," the film follows a family which struggles with the challenges of the gig economy. The main characters are Ricky and Abby, a hardworking couple trying to make ends meet. Ricky becomes a delivery driver, facing the harsh reality of long hours and little job security.Abby works as a caregiver, dealing with the emotional toll of her job. Their son Seb adds another layer of complexity to their lives. The film delves into the impact of modern working conditions on family dynamics and personal well-being. It highlights the impact of precarious job conditions on their relationships and well-being. Seb also has a significant role in the story and represent a real struggle for Abby and Ricky "Sorry We Missed You" is a powerful critique of the gig economy, highlighting the dehumanizing aspects of modern labor practices and their impact on workers' dignity, family, and resilience. The film, centered on Ricky and his family's struggles, underscores economic inequality and lack of job security. It resonates with audiences who value realistic, socially conscious storytelling, sparking discussions about labor rights and serving as a catalyst for social awareness. The movie's raw and empathetic portrayal, along with its commitment to social realism, reinforces its status as a socially engaged piece of cinema.Finally “Sorry We Missed You” by Ken Loach is a must-watch film for anyone interested in social issues. Through the story of Ricky, a man who works as a driver to earn a living, Loach paints a picture of the cruel realities of the economy in concert and the devastating consequences of precarious work. Kris Hitchen and Debbie Honeywood delivered fantastic acting performances, adding real depth to the characters and making their struggle particularly moving. The film is a realistic and clearly socially critical presentation of the exploitation and precarious working conditions of modern workers. Although hard and exasperating, this unpretentious portrait is essential to grasp a certain injustice nowadays. Although very hard, “Sorry, we missed you”will call viewers into question the purpose of life and, therefore, really worth watching for the heavy message and the strong emotional impact it has. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review RODIER A Once again, Ken Loach did amazing with his movie « Sorry we missed you » in 2019. After his last movie « I, Daniel Blake », he offers us a brilliant kitchen-sink drama about the economic struggle faced by the British society.« Sorry we missed you » takes place in Newcastle after the subprime crisis. The father Ricky decides to join the gig economy as a delivery driver meanwhile his wife Abby works as a badly paid carer. This disrupts the family stability. The movie is really realistic and denounces the brutal reality of the modern gig economy. In other words we can say that this movie reaches its goal by genuinely impacting the viewers through complex characters. If you like socially committed movies just go for it. However, the realistic aspect of the movie can be hard to handle. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review BOUYER A Sorry we missed you is a kitchen-sink drama directed by Ken Loach, in 2019. During the gig economy, lots of family are trying to make ends meet, such as the Turners, living in Newcastle, England. Ricky, the dad starts a new job as a self-employed delivery driver which will have a huge impact on his family. We did not like the heavy and cold atmosphere of this movie, constantly waiting for action, and we cannot identify with those people as we are 16 years old, so we wouldn’t really recommend it for a family movie night. However it is socially committed, and depicts how hard it is to live a decent life when you did not receive an education, and to maintain family bonds despite poverty and delinquency. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Jean-Baptiste N "Sorry, we missed you" is a drama that talks about British uberization. Ricky is the main character, Abby's husband, and the father of the two children. They are poor and they have many others' problems. To solve all that problems Ricky bought a truck even if his family was against that idea and he starts to work as a delivery. As a result, the family situation is deteriorating. The scene that marks me was when the child run away and tag the painting in the stairs. In my opinion this is a good movie, because even if that a drama we can see the love of a father who does everything he can to help them financially at the expense of his family. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/22 Full Review Louise L Ken Loach stage a dramatic film with social subjects once again. This film is about a subject that many English people face and that no one talks about. "Sorry we missed you" speaks to us about the evil of today, especially urbanisation and the precariousness of work. In this film the main characters are Ricky and Abby, two parents whose situation is unstable, every unexpected event is a mountain to them. It's an ordinary family trying to exist in a inefficient social system. This movie is a strong and powerful social message, it's a clear moral, we must act. In our opinion, it's an indispensable movie because thousand of people are in the same situation. In fact, it's a realistic scenario. Of course go and watch this movie!!!! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/14/22 Full Review fanie g "Sorry we missed you" is a dramatic comedy. Adapted form the book "sorry we missed you" by Suzy Krause. It is an emotional and striking movie. The movie denouces the excesses of uberization and the ravages they can have on the life of a family. We discover it through the Turner's family. The main characters are the members of the family, Ricky the father,his wife Abbie and their children Jane and Seb. This is a precarious family of Newcastle. Ricky has just lost his job and begin a new career as a parcel deliver. He is self-employed which gives him no social protection, he his paid at the stain so he has to work a lot, 14 hours per day and 6 days on 7. The all family is suffering of his time-consuming. The movie takes place in our time to show that these are current problems. In my opinion, this is an interesting movie because it show a current problem through the emotional acting of the actors. But on an other side, it is also a boring movie for me, the scene are verry long because we are in the daily life of a family. If you want to discover this problems that touches some family lets watch "sorry we missed you". Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
