Deborah Ross

Mesmerising: All of Us Strangers reviewed

There are ghosts but don't let that put you off

You’ll want to reach into the screen and comfort him: Andrew Scott (Adam) in All of Us Strangers. Photo by Chris Harris. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved  
issue 27 January 2024

Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers is an aching tale of grief, loss and loneliness starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, so I probably don’t need to tell you the acting is off the scale but I will anyway: the acting is off the scale. Scott, in particular, infuses his character with such vulnerability that you’ll want to reach into the screen and comfort him.

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