Tucci and Firth are like Eric and Ernie but sexier: Supernova reviewed

At the time Supernova went into production one headline read: ‘What did we do to deserve a love story starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci?’ Something right, I suppose. This is an intense, intimate, spare film about love, grief and dementia, and the two leads, who play a gay couple, are superb. There is now the argument that gay roles should be played solely by gay actors but, my heavens, you can’t deny this pair look irresistibly adorable tucked up in bed together. Like Eric and Ernie, but with a sexier vibe.

Tucci and Firth play Tusker and Sam, a couple who have been together for 20 years and possess excellent knitwear. Tusker works in an Amazon warehouse while Sam is a plumber… only kidding. Tusker is a novelist while Sam is a concert pianist, naturally enough.