What’s it rated? R
When? 2022
Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime
Harry Styles is having a heyday in the box office, and rightfully so—I’ve been a fan of every project he’s signed off on. This is a tough story. Patrick (David Dawson) needs caretaking after a stroke, and while Tom (Styles) wants nothing to do with the matter, Marion (Emma Corrin) brings Patrick into their home to be cared for. This act of what seems like kindness may actually be revenge though.
Flashing back to their younger years, we meet the couple in the beginning of their courtship as well as when Tom and Patrick first meet. No one is a winner here. Patrick is both possessive and mean-spirited when it comes to Marion. He loves having a secret to hold over her. Tom wants to have it all—he wants convention, and he wants his love affair. Marion feels incredibly betrayed and subsequently competitive with her beau’s beau.
It’s all so messy but beautifully portrayed. An Amazon Prime original movie, My Policeman manages to be both stunningly beautiful and sad. If you are a fan of stories about the weighty nuance of a relationship that isn’t happy-go-lucky, this series is likely to hit just where you want. (113 min.) ∆
This article appears in Jan 19-29, 2023.