While the lack of answers may frustrate some, the assured direction of Batra and an affecting performance from Broadbent make this a film to remember.

The book's mysteries and bleak epiphanies prove too subtle for the film to adapt with any deep impact.

All this couldn't be further in spirit from the source material, where part of the point is that the "real" Tony remains a mystery, even or especially to himself.

The Sense of an Ending features a beautifully nuanced performance by Jim Broadbent...