The Grand Seduction

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William B It’s a sweet film. It is really one of my favorite movies to just watch and relax and feel good. It’s also my daughter’s favorite all time movie. It’s just a simple story of a small harbor. It’s funny it’s sweet and it is really just enjoyable. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Tracey A [SPOILERS] I was really looking forward to watching this film because of the local Canadian actors and the lead, Brendan Gleeson, who it is always a great joy to watch in all his roles. The movie tries to be a feel-good movie about a town of loveable quirky characters, but it ends up being about a bunch of self-interested horrible people trying to ensnare a hapless doctor. We're about 4/5 of the way through and it's cringeworthy all the way so far. I feel so bad for the doctor. Not sure we want to finish it even though we're so close to the end. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/08/24 Full Review X O This is really a very bad remake of local hero 1983. Grand seduction just doesn't have the same character or dryness or timing that local hero does. Watch the original. It is so much better. So much better. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Avalon T One of the funniest movies I've enjoyed lately. Great acting, plot is not complicated but original. Just an all around fun, feel good movie- there are is so few of them lately. Spoiler alert- no graphic violence in this one. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review dave s In Don McKellar's The Grand Seduction, an outsider arrives under unlikely circumstances in the Newfoundland fishing village of Tickle Head, eventually finding himself enamored with the town and its inhabitants. Sound familiar? Along the same lines as The Shipping News, Local Hero, and Waking Ned Devine, among others, the idea is nothing original. In fact, it is essentially a remake of a Quebecois film from a decade earlier. Regardless, it is a feelgood movie that works, despite the implausible storyline. The characters are eccentrically interesting, the scenery is beautiful, and Brendan Gleeson is wonderful as the ringleader trying to lure a doctor to commit to living and practicing in the isolated hamlet. It's not a great movie, but it sure is fun. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review isla s I thought this was a lovely film - I liked the traditional music played, the silly (almost slightly farcical) storyline and the characters. There's plenty of heart and a nice feel of a close knitted community portrayed, quirky characters et al. I should say that, as the title may hint at, there are some somewhat saucy moments in this film but nothing overly raunchy I guess...still, it deserves the 12 rating I suppose. It is a little cheesy maybe but that isn't always a purely bad thing. I enjoyed this film and I'd recommend it to others, yes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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