The setup for the plot is brilliant: former same sex lover of a now married man suffers a stroke and is now cared for by the former lover's wife. Rupert Everett as the stroke victim has almost no dialogue, but effectively conveys the hopelessness and depression when his former lover refuses to see him, even though they are both under the same roof.

I am mystified by the barbs thrown in other reviews at Harry Styles, who is natural and convincing in the difficult role of the younger version of Everett's character, Tom. Emma Corrin is charming in a subtle performance as the younger Marion, while Gina McKee somewhat underplays the elderly Marion.

The film highlights the challenges facing gay people in earlier times without being overly preachy or didactic. If some film goers find this picture does not resonate with them, there is nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't reflect a lack of quality in the movie itself. Highly recommended!

My Policeman is the story of a love triangle between two men and a woman, and a forbidden love between the two men in 1957 in Britain. There are two sets of actors who play the older and younger versions of the characters. They were all good, but I particulary liked the excellent young cast. Young Tom, (Harry Styles), is a hunky, rookie policeman; young Marion, (Emma Corrin), is a teacher; young Patrick, (David Dawson), Tom's lover, is a museum curator. The camera loves certain people; Harry Styles is one of those people. He played Tom with a disarming innocence.

The story time jumps between 1999 - 2000, when the Tom and Marion are retired and Marion takes Patrick in to help him heal after he had a stroke, and 1957 - 1958 when the three meet. In 1999, Tom does not want Patrick in his house and refuses contact with him. Much of the story is relayed through flashbacks as Marion reads Patrick's diary. It's disturbing to watch the judgment and violence that gay men had to endure in 1950s America. The relationships are well developed, nuanced, and complex. I liked the film.

Not reading the book, being interested by music of Harry Stiles and admiring Rupert Everett, it is just easy to not ignore this movie.

The expectation - maybe influenced by Firebird by Peeter Rabane. Sure, different context but same spider webb of intolerance .

The film is just gifted. Good acting, fair story, seductive images.

But you can not feel the tension , emotions and the deepness of the inner fights of characters.

So, you have one verdict - a beautiful film. But the connections are too fragile and you feel entire story as exterior one .

But it works.

And the delicate bitterness remains a precious gift from michael grandage.