8 July '10

“It’s thoughtful, touching, funny, sad and true. The two lead performances, by Aisling Loftus as Lindsey and Jack O’Connell as Robert are amazing. And it looks stunning. I would give it 10, but for one thing: the tinkling piano.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

“The film was, you might say, a little French: generous with the repetitive Philip Glass-like music, mean with the dialogue…Last week’s Mike Bullen pilot, Reunited, designed to grab 5 million-plus viewers crash-landed with only 3.3m. Dive may get even fewer. It is, in contrast, a genuine success.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“Savage’s drama about the banking crisis, Freefall, felt like being jabbed in the chest by a preacher’s bony finger for an hour and a half and there’s a similar heaviness to this one…With clever plotting and top-class acting, Dive certainly makes a splash but the tone of its message leaves you rather gasping for breath.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“A pitch-perfect depiction of young, modern, British puppy love.”
Alice-Azania Jarvis, The Independent