Brokeback Mountain set in 1950s Britain? That’s the best comparison I can make to Michael Grandage’s (Genius) understated and tender My Policeman, a movie beloved by audiences (96% on Rotten Tomatoes) but shunned by critics (46%). Much of the criticism centers on Harry Styles (Dunkirk, Don’t Worry Darling), the singing superstar who earlier this year broke a Madison Square Garden record by selling out his concert for 15 consecutive nights. Much of the public was ready to declare him the next Justin Timberlake, based on a single supporting performance in Dunkirk, a role that didn’t require much of him. Styles was a late choice in Olivia Wilde’s highly anticipated but polarizing Don’t Worry Darling after Shia LaBeouf abruptly backed out. The film faltered for many reasons, including the less-than-flattering reviews of Styles’ inability to match his much more accomplished counterpart, Florence Pugh. My Policeman had been hyped as Styles’ acting breakthrough. He wasn’t nearly as miscast as in Don’t Worry Darling. His performance opposite David Dawson (most recognizable as King Alfred in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom) was one of the many highlights of the underseen My Policeman.