All In Good Time Review

Based on a play by Ayub Khan-Din, this British film tells of the ups and downs — or more aptly, rises and flops — of a newly married couple (Reece Ritchie and Amara Karan) failing to consummate their union when forced to live in the same house as the groom’s father. Performances are appealing, particularly from Harish Patel as the overbearing but lonely father, but its central premise is rather a theatrical conceit. While it’s just about understandable that a young man might be so consumed by strained family relationships that he can’t concentrate on his wife in bed, it’s a push to believe that a few days without conjugals would lead a previously adoring couple to consider separation. The drama just escalates too fast. The comedy, conversely, stays at a very gentle setting throughout.