Sometimes Always Never review – Bill Nighy spellbinding in Scrabble drama

The veteran actor shines as an ageing word wizard searching for his estranged son in Carl Hunter’s kind-hearted debutThere’s a beguiling Englishness to this elegant, offbeat comedy-drama, terrifically written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and directed by feature debutant Carl Hunter. It has a wonderful syncopation in its writerly rhythm and narrative surprises. The film positively twinkles with insouciance, and is performed with aplomb, particularly by Bill Nighy, who brings a droll sprigh