It’s astonishing to see the control that the director Paul McGuigan exercises over the overtly sentimental drama.

So if you get the impression that is a film about an ill-matched bohemian couple indulging in a scandalous affair, then banish the thought.

“Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool” (at least the one in this film doesn’t) is a deeply tragic tale of star-crossed love, almost like a “Romeo and Juliet” whose Juliet is, in the words of Liverpool’s Romeo old enough to play Juliet’s nurse.

If you are looking for a film about a fading femme-fatale fornicating with her toy-boy then [ . . . ]  Read more at: Liverpool: ‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’ review: A tale of love between an ill-matched bohemian couple – The Economic Times