"Living" is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film "Ikiru", but since I haven't seen the original myself, I can't draw a comparison. Overall, though, I definitely liked the new version.

"Living" is a very sensitive and thoughtful film, with a brilliant Bill Nighy in the lead role. Especially the opening is executed perfectly by director Oliver Hermanus. You feel directly transported to 1950s England. All the important characters are quickly introduced, particularly Nighy's Mr. Williams. The intro then culminates in a very moving song performed by Nighy. It was probably one of the main reasons for his Oscar nomination.

In the second and third acts, the film unfortunately loses its momentum considerably. However, because Nighy is so convincing throughout, I would call the film good even in the more boring parts. Still, I had to downgrade it a bit.