Slow-moving and difficult to follow (definitely switch on subtitles because without them the cockney accent will make the difficult downright impossible), but it is marvelously acted with moody realism. Green's camera takes long, loving looks at faces and tableaus. Problem I found with it was the confusing narrative with really important questions left unanswered. When her coworker and friend asks Jax over and OVER to talk to her and explain what is going on, we wait for the answer and being shouting the same thing "What the eff is going on?!" at the screen, but nothing is forthcoming -- she won't give it up. It gets to the point where it begins to seem a distraction -- the narrative can't move on unless some important motivational questions are answered. Half way thru I just found myself lost -- she is pregnant and everyone seems to know it, as well as the husband, but then later he is enraged as if he just found out and he knows he is not the father. There is reference to this happening before (what...spontaneous pregnancy?....infidelity?), but with no specifics as to what happened four times before? As far as any reference to religious parallels, aside from the title and the fact that the pregnancy seems spontaneous, are we to believe she has not slept with a man other than her husband? Nothing is clear, at least to me -- perhaps it warrants a second viewing. Note has to be made about the boy, Kai Francis Lewis who plays the son -- he has great natural acting chops beyond his years and is a pleasure to watch. While the film could use a bit tighter editing, there is something so intimate about watching these people who you do care about that makes it worth sticking it out to the final reel, although I must say, the dénouement is the least fulfilling piece of the whole film...it gives us an idyllic family life that certainly doesn't follow from the drama that went before. No explanation is given as to how this couple winds up at this serene place when they were at such irreconcilable depths for most of the movie.

Tucker Green certainly isn't shy about testing her audience's patience, and while she can sometimes get a bit too enamored with her own moody, elliptical atmospherics, there's clearly a unique imagination at work here .

Review:For a low budget English movie, which has seemed to have gone missing under the radar, I really quite enjoyed this emotional drama. Its about a woman who works in a benefit office and she's  keeping her pregnancy secret because she doesn't know who the father is. She hasn't slept with her long time boyfriend for ages and she hasn't had an affair with anyone so she knows that questions will arise, once she tells her boyfriend. Her son can tell that she is pregnant and he is really excited about having a brother or sister. The only problem is that the dates don't add up so her boyfriend (Elba) starts accusing her in front of there young son. The loving mother starts to lose her mind because she doesn't know how she got herself into such a confusing predicament. I loved watching this close family go through there life's with joy and love. The only downside was the immaculate conception, which never gets explained but apart from that, the movies did touch every emotional bone in my body. The acting from the whole cast, especially Elba, was very realistic and the chemistry between the family members was great. It reminded me a lot of my childhood, especially when the grand parents came round for dinner but I was expecting more from the ending. In all, it's definitely worth a watch if your into your deep family dramas but the whole pregnancy thing is still a mystery to me. Enjoyable!Round-Up:Although this movie is based around 3 characters, there is enough material to keep you entertained throughout. Edris Elba put in his usual top class performance and at 42 years of age, he really does seem to be moving up in the movie world. He's had major roles in the Avengers and Thor and with the Jungle Book and another Luther series in the pipeline, his career is definitely going from strength to strength. Nadine Marshall has starred in many TV series like Casualty, The Commander, The Bill and Judge John Deed so she hasn't really got that much experience when it comes to the big screen. She done an excellent job in this movie and she made the film feel extremely realistic with such a delicate subject matter. Its the first major movie from Debbie Tucker Green but she has won a BAFTA for her TV short called Random. This is a very well put together project which is pretty slow in parts but very well written and a joy to watch.I recommend this movie to people who are into their deep dramas about a woman who finds out that she is pregnant but she doesn't know how because the dates of her conception don't add up. 6/10

Nominally a film about a pregnancy this moving film was more about the break up of a marriage. Whilst my experience is not the same this did leave me raw from revisited pain. Idris Elba was brilliant.

We see a family at its best and at its worst, with the grumpy mealtime silences and the playful banter. Much of this is down to the first-rate performances from Elba and Marshall.

In a highly nuanced central performance, Marshall is both engaging and evasive, perfectly matching the fluid tone of Tucker Green's enigmatic urban parable.

The pace will be too slow for some but, still, if you make it to the end, you'll come away chuffed.

Heralds the emergence of a major new filmmaking talent in Debbie Tucker Green.

Overall this is a British film of rare ambition and imagination, which builds to a final image of heart-stopping grace.

Second Coming is an enigmatic and quietly impressive piece of storytelling.

A mysterious and intimate fable in the guise of gritty social realism, simply and powerfully acted.

The title and central concept may be ripe with religious allusions, but there's no heavy-handed allegorising here. Nor does the film ever veer off into soapy drama: forget about any shock reveals or intrigues.

A soulful drama that heralds the arrival of a new voice in British cinema.

While some might find its conclusion faintly ridiculous, buy into the premise and you'll experience an unexpectedly joyous finale.

An impressive slice-of-life drama that's tinged with unease and strangeness