This is a movie that is somehow made to match the demeanor of Nighy's character. It is such a delicate film that I felt like I had to put it back in a case after finishing it. The story is extremely well-told and the last few minutes of the movie are extraordinary. I hope Nighy has many more movies left in him.

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Very touching film happening in a beautiful scenery of post war England. The old, straight, a little harsh man changes himself and started to make good things after he has a knowledge he is seriously ill...
The script writer is a writer! So film is very very good wrote. Perfect. Touching. Incredible.

Some would call this a slow burner, but it's more like a smolder for much of the movie. Still, it ends on a nice note and I'd highly recommend putting in the time to watch this gem.
Solid acting and writing. Nice story.
8/10

"Living" is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film "Ikiru", but since I haven't seen the original myself, I can't draw a comparison. Overall, though, I definitely liked the new version.

"Living" is a very sensitive and thoughtful film, with a brilliant Bill Nighy in the lead role. Especially the opening is executed perfectly by director Oliver Hermanus. You feel directly transported to 1950s England. All the important characters are quickly introduced, particularly Nighy's Mr. Williams. The intro then culminates in a very moving song performed by Nighy. It was probably one of the main reasons for his Oscar nomination.

In the second and third acts, the film unfortunately loses its momentum considerably. However, because Nighy is so convincing throughout, I would call the film good even in the more boring parts. Still, I had to downgrade it a bit.

The shadow of a masterpiece is long, but the intelligent adaptation written by Kazuo Ishiguro carried out a skillful transfer to the England of the sixties, that of the striped suits for gentlemen whose lives seem like endless repetitions of the same habits. It is a version that is both enjoyable and beautifully melancholic and makes us want to return to the original film. And above all it contains one of the best performings to date by the actor like Bill Nighy who expresses so much inner emotion with a simple look.

there's something about a 4:3 aspect ratio in a film that instantly makes me like it even a little bit more;

the score was beautiful, story wholesome but melancholic and sad in its own way, and truly serves as a reminder of how short life can be

It looks gorgeous but it's too close to the original. They just changed the setting.

Cinematographically fine, Nighy is good as always. Beautiful role by the charming Aimee Lou Wood. The story didn't captivate me the way I had hoped it would.

A beautiful story, told so well. And a reminder to us all to cherish every day...and to smile

Bill Nighy rarely disappoints and in Living, he gives one of his best performances. A masterfully made film.

Bill Nightly was terrific. Such the tragedy of life. It’s over just as you begin to truly appreciate how precious it is.

I didn't know the book or the first film version of the novel, so it was with neophyte eyes that I saw this film. It is a little gem of a lesson in life, in feeling, in time. From beginning to end, everything is simply true.

While it doesn’t possess Kurosawa’s bubbling rage at pointless bureaucracy, it does have Bill Nighy in a role he seems born to play. Really good whether you’ve seen Ikiru or not.

a delicately told and deeply moving story.

A lovely story, it really teaches you to live your life for a cause. It was very poignant though so beware of you are wanting to watch an 'uplifting' movie

It’s ok, but far away from the original.
England doesn’t fit the story.

A bit too self-conscious and stagey for my liking, I’m afraid. More of a fable than the realist psychological trauma that I was expecting, but if that’s what you’re after it is certainly watchable. Less than the sum of its parts. Now I have to go and see Ikuru to compare and contrast I guess…

This movie is brilliant and beautiful, it is one of my best purchases movie tickets so far. The acting is amazing, blended with the music is heartbreaking, it is a guarantee recipe for crying and getting emotional. The movie isn't just about being emotional, the story is amazing with an end goal for us. [spoiler]Just do your best everyone in setting an example for others and to make their life easier, you don't need to wait till the end[/spoiler]...

Like Oxford shoes: quintessentially English, classic and flat.

This remake of Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa) -- which I haven't seen, but made me think of Dolan's It's Only the End of the World -- is about a man keeping a secret. Overall, it succeeds brilliantly... in making me want to see the original.

Remake, by Kazuo Hishiguro, of a classic by Kurosawa. Pleasant, literary and melancholy, probably the original needs to be watched before it is possible to have a final say here.