The film embodies the story of an English teacher, who began to adapt to the situation in his life. A year after his friend's sudden death, this man appears to have been unable to cope with his usual days in Los Angeles in the 1960s as he faces various challenges.
Ford's eye for period detail is exact; brief cutaways, incisive dialogue, and charged glances telegraph the cold-war paranoia and sexual alienation of the early 60s.
His first time out, Ford has made one of the best films of the year.
Denver Post
December 28, 2009
In this beautifully tailored drama, content and style have as vital a relationship as George and Jim did. The one would be lost without the other.
Quickflix
October 21, 2010
Tom Ford's directorial debut A Single Man is unspeakably gorgeous to behold. From the glorious cinematography to the impossibly beautiful actors and actresses; no frame is wasted on anything even close to ugliness.
Firth's portrayal of a man repressing his grief while being unable to repress his instinct for love and for life is excellent and moving, while Ford's balancing of depth and surface is precarious but ultimately winning.