We Think the World of You

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In the film “We think the World of You” Frank (Alan Bates) is a middle-aged Londoner who has a relationship with married Johnny (Gary Oldman). When Johnny is sent to prison for burglary, Frank offers to help out in any way he can. Frank really means that he’s prepared to offer financial help, and when Johnny asks Frank to take his rambunctious pet Alsatian, Evie, Frank immediately refuses.
Frank later has reason to regret his refusal of Evie. Eager for news of Johnny, Frank visits Johnny’s mother, Millie and her depressing husband, Tom in their dreary home. Frank’s quests for news indicate how truly desperate he is, for he obviously loathes every moment he’s forced to spend in their company. He is hilariously uncomfortable in this awkward situation. While Millie and Tom are busily worshipping Dickie, Johnny’s baby, Evie is neglected and mistreated. Frank begins to take an interest in Evie, and suddenly everyone starts arguing about who should have custody of Evie. Everyone is fighting to keep the dog, and yet no one really wants her.

Gary Oldman as the weasel-like Johnny is great in this role. Alan Bates is marvelous as Frank–the man who gets mixed up with people he wished he’d never met. But it’s the story of Frank’s relationship with Evie that steals the film. This is not some sort of sentimental animal film–it’s about love and possession. The term ‘we think the world of you’ crops up throughout the film. Frank is utterly sick of the phrase, as it becomes a term used to cloak and excuse all sorts of neglect and abandonment. Love and commitment in the film exist only between Frank and Evie, and while this film is very funny, it also has serious overtones
We Think the World of You