On Chesil Beach' directed by Dominic Cooke stars Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle. Unlike the awful honeymoon around which the story rotates, On Chesil Beach is not a disaster. On Chesil Beach: Saoirse Ronan and Billy HowleThough the temptation to call him “Nearly Redmayne” is close to overwhelming, Billy Howle is also strong as the befuddled, earnest grammar-school boy. For all that, there is a sense that On Chesil Beach has gone off half-cocked (sorry). On Chesil Beach remains a solid exercise in applied sadness.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2018 12:32 UTC